Alberta Health Services

Name :

Alberta Health Services

Address  :

700 Manulife Place
10180 - 101 St

Town  :

Edmonton

State  :

Alberta

Country  :

CANADA

Post Code:

T5J 3S4

Phone  :

780 342 2000

Fax  :

780 342 2060

Web URL  :


Description

Who We AreWe are the 117000 skilled and dedicated health professionals support staff 15000 volunteers and 7400 physicians who promote wellness and provide care every day to 37 million Albertans as well many residents of southwestern Saskatchewan southeastern British Columbia and the Northwest Territories

This includes approximately 82500 direct AHS employees and approximately 12000 staff working in AHS wholly owned subsidiaries such as Carewest Capital Care Group and Calgary Laboratory Services

98 Acute care hospitals 5 stand alone psychiatric facilities 7802 acute care beds 19557 longterm care amp supportive living beds spaces plus equity partnership in 33 Primary Care Networks

Programs and services are offered at 400 facilities throughout the province including hospitals clinics continuing care facilities mental health facilities and community health sites

Substantial universitybased research including two medical schools closely integrated with healthcare delivery service

Students from Albertas universities and colleges as well as from universities and colleges outside of Alberta receive clinical education in AHS facilities


Our Mission
To provide a patientfocused quality health system that is accessible and sustainable for all Albertans


History

Canadas first provincewide fully integrated health system announced on May 15 2008 by Ron Liepert Minister of Health and Wellness

We bring together 12 formerly separate health entities in the province including nine geographically based health authorities Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission AADAC Alberta Mental Health Board and Alberta Cancer Board Ground ambulance service was added to the responsibilities of AHS in an announcement from Alberta Health and Wellness on May 30 2008 The services were moved from municipalities to AHS effective April 1 2009

Ken Hughes named as board chair

Dr Stephen Duckett served as the first President and CEO from April 2009 to November 2010

Dr Chris Eagle named as Acting President and CEO in November 2010
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