Ministry of Health (Alberta)

Ministry of Health
Agency overview
FormedApril 19, 1919[1]: 283 
JurisdictionAlberta
HeadquartersEdmonton, Alberta
Annual budgetC$22,253,389 (March 31, 2019)[2]
Agency executives
  • Adriana LaGrange, Minister of Health
  • Mike Ellis, Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions
Websitehttps://www.alberta.ca/health
"Alberta Health" redirects here. The term may also refer to Alberta Health Services.

Alberta's Ministry of Health is a ministry of the Executive Council of Alberta whose major responsibilities include setting "policy and direction to achieve a sustainable and accountable health system to promote and protect the health of Albertans."[3]

On April 16, 2019, Tyler Shandro replaced Sarah Hoffman as Minister of Health following the 2019 Alberta general election.[3]

On June 9, 2023, Adriana LaGrange replaced Jason Copping as Minister of Health.[4]

The annual budget as of March 31, 2019, was C$22,253,389.[2]

The Edmonton, Alberta-headquartered Alberta Health Services (AHS), was established in 2008 as the "first province-wide, fully integrated health system" in Canada. The AHS delivers medical care on behalf of the Government of Alberta's Ministry of Health.[5] The AHS serves 4.3 million Albertans and has a staff of 125,000 staff and 10,000 physicians.[6]: 3 

  1. ^ An administrative history of the Government of Alberta, 1905-2005 (PDF) (1st ed.). Provincial Archives of Alberta. June 19, 2017. p. 567. ISBN 978-0778547143. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "2018-2019 Annual Report" (PDF). open.alberta.ca. March 31, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Minister of Health". Government of Alberta. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  4. ^ "Ministry of Health". Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  5. ^ "Alberta Health". Alberta Health. Government of Alberta. Archived from the original on January 7, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
  6. ^ Alberta Health Services Performance Review Summary Report (PDF). Ernst & Young (Report). December 31, 2019. p. 101. Retrieved April 5, 2020.