Alberta Health Services

Alberta Health Services (AHS) is the provincial health authority established on May 15, 2008, which became fully operational on April 1, 2009. AHS is responsible for overseeing the planning and delivery of health supports and services to more than three and a half million adults and children living in the province of Alberta.

AHS brings together twelve formerly separate health entities in the province, including nine geographically-based health authorities offering a wide range of health supports and services and three provincial entities working specifically in the areas of mental health, addictions, and cancer.

  • Alberta Health and Wellness will continue to provide provincial leadership and set provincewide public health policy.

AHS’ mandate is to ensure that health supports and services are coordinated across Alberta. This means ensuring the smooth transition of supports and services to a single provincial health authority and building on strengths that exist in what is recognized as one of the leading health systems in Canada. The work of the organization is guided by what is in the best interests of the health of Albertans.

AHS is governed by a board of directors, appointed by the Alberta Government, that receives its mandate from the Minister of Health and Wellness.

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