Dr. John Cowell will be the provincial health authority\u0027s new official administrator replacing the current 11\u002Dmember board.
Photo by File photoIn response to concerns some Albertans will have about frequent major changes to AHS, Smith said the move isn’t meant to be disruptive.
She added the government merely described the problem without addressing what health-care workers have been asking for. “I stress the need to consult closely with those who provide the care that Albertans need in our hospitals, acute care and community sites,” she said. He said “fundamental changes” the health system needs could be hampered by factors they can’t control, like increasing circulation of COVID, influenza and RSV that’s currently straining hospitals.
In 2012, as HQCA CEO, he released an investigation confirming allegations of widespread intimidation and muzzling of physicians who advocated for their patients. It also confirmed long waits for emergency care put health and lives at risk.
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