In the fight to get 24 hour health care and emergency services in Airdrie, two woman have joined forces.

Michelle Bates of the Airdrie Health Foundation, and Kim Titus, Founder of the Thumbs up Foundation, are looking to break through some of the red tape and bring the community back together.

Bates began to advocate for better emergency health care after losing her son in 2009, who passed away en route to a Calgary Hospital.

For Titus, she began to advocate for mental health after her adult son committed suicide, after he began taking anti-depressants.

Both women are looking to liaise with other groups and foundations in an informal coffee meeting on August 12, allowing each group to share what they do and any help they may need.

"It's an opportunity to introduce everyone to each other," said Bates. "Knowing what the others are doing, and with that walk away with a lot of knowledge and support of a community."

Bates is hopeful that this initial meeting with bring great success and that they will continue to host the informal meetings multiple times per year.

"The outcomes of this can be tremendous, bringing a community back together. Airdrie's getting so big, we still have that small town spirit and feeling and stuff, but it's slowly changing and this will be one way to bring things back together."

Bates will continue to advocate for 24 hour health care, and is currently backing the Airdrie and Area Health Benefits Initiative that is the proposal to the government for funding.

Although Bates is excited at the prospect of 24 hour care, she cautions that it more important what is inside the doors of the 24 health care facility.

"Just because doors might be open 24 hours, it's what's inside that really counts as well. If and when that happens, we've got to make sure that it's adequate in there so any patient that presents there can be treated or kept in the best possible health until they can be transferred to Calgary."