The Alberta government has introduced legislative amendments that, if passed, would enable the final phase of a health-care restructuring process that began in 2023 and which officials say will improve service delivery and oversight.
Bill 55, the Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2025, was tabled in the legislature on May 1 and makes changes to five pieces of legislation. One amendment transforms the province’s health authority, Alberta Health Services (AHS), into an acute care provider by transferring many of its functions to the health ministry or to newly created health agencies.
Speaking at a May 1 press conference, Health Minister Adriana LaGrange said, “These amendments will ensure that all components of the health-care system can fully transition to our refocused health-care system–a system that Albertans have helped to build by sharing their expertise, their feedback, their experiences, and their insights.”…