Smith moves ahead with AHS overhaul

Premier Danielle Smith has outlined her expectations for health care in Alberta in a mandate letter to the health minister. In the letter, Smith outlined 11 commitments for Minister Jason Copping, including overhauling AHS, improving senior care and addressing health care staffing issues. Copping said his first focus will be to improve EMS response times, decrease surgical backlogs and cut emergency room wait times, though he added that the UCP have already been working to improve in those areas