{"podcast":{"title":"Calgary News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"calgary-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7599267","podcast_index_feed_id":7599267,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/northwestern-wildcats-football-today-2-min-news.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/northwestern-wildcats-football-today-2-min-news.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":121,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Calgary News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Calgary—from local news and business to culture, sports, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Calgary News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-06-17T12:20:24.240552+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/calgary-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7599267"},"episode":{"title":"Alberta Hospitals Rewired for Patient Care","slug":"alberta-hospitals-rewired-for-patient-care","published_at":"2026-06-01T23:50:07+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/calgary-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7599267/alberta-hospitals-rewired-for-patient-care","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/calgary-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7599267","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/e831b0c2-183b-4660-8413-0e70278d6e3a.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/e831b0c2-183b-4660-8413-0e70278d6e3a.mp3","summary":"Alberta’s hospitals are getting a major funding overhaul—paying them based on actual patient care, not fixed budgets. Twelve hospitals now lead this patient-centered model, focused on four high-volume surgeries: hip/knee replacements, cataracts, and rotator cuff repairs. More patients = more funding, aiming to cover 26,000 procedures by 2027. Critics fear it’s a stealth privatization push, while officials tout efficiency and cost control. The province’s $809 million investment includes variable costs—hip replacements from $8,900 to $33,440, cataracts from $880 to $1,600—and will track quality via patient feedback and readmission rates. This “learning year” could expand to more procedures and even private surgical centers—watch this space. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/464cca8116f32016","meta_description":"Alberta’s hospitals are getting a major funding overhaul—paying them based on actual patient care, not fixed budgets. Twelve hospitals now lead this patie…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":100,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/calgary-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7599267/episodes/alberta-hospitals-rewired-for-patient-care/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/calgary-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7599267/alberta-hospitals-rewired-for-patient-care.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}