Health data, ready for research.
Provincial Research Data Services helps researchers access, link, and analyze Alberta's administrative and clinical health data — guiding every study from a first feasibility question to a peer-reviewed result.
Developed byKamran AhmedSenior Advisor, EDE
Better Data · Better Research · Better Care
Data from across the province of Alberta, made research-ready.
Linked, not siloed
Hospital, ambulatory, pharmacy, lab, and registry data extracted and linked at the patient level, so one cohort tells a complete story.
Governed & secure
Every extraction follows Alberta privacy legislation, ethics approval, and operational review — de-identified data inside the AHS firewall.
Expertise beside you
Master's- and PhD-trained analysts partner with your team on design, coding algorithms, and statistical analysis — not just a data drop.
Support across the full research lifecycle
Four connected services take a study from an idea to an answer — you can enter at any stage.
Research Design
Feasibility assessments, methodology, sample size, and grant support — with a Letter of Support for your application.
Learn moreData Access
Access and link most Alberta health databases, including Connect Care — extracted and de-identified for your cohort.
Learn moreData Management
Study databases and research tools built for secure capture, cleaning, and stewardship of your project's data.
Learn moreData Analysis
Statistical analysis, ICD coding-algorithm development and validation, and clinical event adjudication.
Learn moreOne secure repository, decades of linked data
A centralized, patient-level repository inside the Alberta Health Services firewall — spanning hospital stays, emergency and ambulatory care, prescriptions, labs, imaging, and more.
Discharge Abstract Database
Acute-care inpatient hospitalizations across Alberta.
Ambulatory Care Reporting
Emergency department, same-day surgery, and day procedures.
Pharmaceutical Information Network
Prescriptions dispensed from most community pharmacies.
From your question to your dataset, a governed path.
Access follows four clear phases — Planning, Access, Release, and Retention — each with the ethics, privacy, and operational checks that keep Albertans' data safe. We walk it with you, and a Letter of Support can confirm feasibility for your grant.
Have a research question waiting on data?
Tell us about your study. We'll assess feasibility, map the datasets you need, and outline a path to a linked, analysis-ready cohort.