Alberta Health Services

Alberta Health Services
Health care overview
FormedApril 1, 2009; 15 years ago (2009-04-01)
JurisdictionGovernment of Alberta
HeadquartersEdmonton, Alberta
MottoHealthy Albertans. Healthy Communities. Together.
Employees103,000 (2019)[1]
Annual budget$15.365 billion (2019-20 fiscal)
Minister responsible
Health care executive
  • Dr. John W. F. Cowell, AHS Official Administrator
Parent departmentGovernment of Alberta
Parent Health careAlberta Health[2]
Websitealbertahealthservices.ca

Alberta Health Services (AHS) is the single health authority for the Canadian province of Alberta and the "largest integrated provincial health care system" in Canada. Headquartered in Edmonton, AHS delivers medical care on behalf of the Government of Alberta's Ministry of Health.[3] It operates 850 facilities throughout the province, including hospitals, clinics, continuing care facilities, mental health facilities and community health sites, that provide a variety of programs and services. AHS is the largest employer in the province of Alberta. In 2019, AHS served 4.3 million Albertans with a staff of 125,000 staff and 10,000 physicians,[4] and an annual budget of $15.365 billion.[1] Sean Chilton is the Acting President and CEO of AHS and reports to Dr. John Cowell, the AHS Official Administrator. The Official Administrator is accountable to the Minister of Health and the Premier.

  1. ^ a b "Alberta Health Services 2019-20 Annual Report" (PDF). Alberta Health Services. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 7, 2018. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Alberta Health". Health Alberta. Government of Alberta. Archived from the original on January 7, 2018. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  3. ^ "Alberta Health". Alberta Health. Government of Alberta. Archived from the original on January 7, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
  4. ^ Alberta Health Services Performance Review Summary Report (PDF). Ernst & Young (Report). December 31, 2019. p. 101. Retrieved April 5, 2020.