Alberta health minister denies former AHS CEO's claims in statement of defence
Health Minister Adriana LaGrange is alleging the former CEO of Alberta Health Services was unwilling to implement the government’s plan to break up the health authority, and made “incendiary and inaccurate allegations about political intrigue and impropriety” before she was fired in January.
Alberta health agency, in lawsuit, says it fired its CEO for profound incompetence
Alberta’s frontline health agency says it fired its leader earlier this year not because she was investigating corruption but because she was a profound failure at her job.
Alberta Insider: LaGrange says AHS CEO was fired because ‘she failed to do her job’
Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange filed her statement of defence in an Edmonton court Thursday, saying the former chief executive officer of the provincial health authority was fired because “she couldn’t do her job despite having been given many opportunities to do so.”
Alberta health minister files statement of defence in relation to AHS procurement scandal
Former AHS CEO Athana Mentzelopoulos filed a $1.7 million lawsuit last month against LaGrange and Alberta Health Services (AHS), alleging she was fired for looking into possible high-level government interference, as well as overpays on multi-million dollar contracts.
Alberta health minister fires back in wrongful dismissal suit, says ex-AHS boss was incompetent
Adriana LaGrange, in a statement of defence, says the former AHS CEO was fired for not doing her job and working to stop health reform to keep the power and perks of her position.
Alberta looking to save $400M in doctor payments, medical association president says in memo
A confidential memo from the head of the Alberta Medical Association says government seeks cuts to more than 800 physician ...
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Alberta to transfer emergency medical services to new acute care agency, invests $40 million to replace EMS vehicles
"By strengthening the EMS system, we reduce the strain on our hospitals. Fewer delays in transportation also means patients ...
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Reshuffling Alberta Emergency Medical Services to at new bureaucracy doesn’t make much sense
Now that most of the province’s ambulances and their crews have finally all been transferred to Alberta Health Services (AHS), the United Conservative Party (UCP) has decided to transfer them all ...
Alberta government moving EMS under new organization in health overhaul
Emergency health services in the province — including ground and air ambulances — will soon be transferred from Alberta ...
Alberta’s health minister signed off on proposal to ship pain medication to Ukraine
In a letter obtained by The Globe and Mail, Adriana LaGrange gave the provincial health authority’s permission to strike a ...
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Alberta transferring ownership of health care properties April 1
“There is no sale or purchasing involved in the transfer of these buildings. All properties will be transferred over on April ...
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Alberta pulls funding for mental health service provider in Ponoka County
An organization that has been providing transitional mental health services to Albertans in Ponoka County says the province ...
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Locum nurses in Alberta cheaper than the alternative
While the number of contract nurses working in Alberta Health Services (AHS) owned hospitals in the Lakeland has decreased, ...