{"id":45128,"date":"2015-03-19T01:45:12","date_gmt":"2015-03-18T17:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=45128"},"modified":"2025-01-29T09:08:01","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T14:08:01","slug":"seven-years-after-centralizing-health-care-alberta-decentralizes-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/03\/19\/seven-years-after-centralizing-health-care-alberta-decentralizes-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven years after centralizing health care, Alberta decentralizes system"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_45141\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45141\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/shutterstock_144311362.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45141\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/shutterstock_144311362.jpg\" alt=\"shutterstock\" width=\"1000\" height=\"669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/shutterstock_144311362.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/shutterstock_144311362-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/shutterstock_144311362-900x602.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45141\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>EDMONTON &#8212; Seven years after Alberta abandoned regional hospital districts to centralize health care and save money, it is now moving back towards decentralization.<\/p>\n<p>Alberta Health Minister Stephen Mandel says the province will establish eight to 10 health districts by the summer to give regions a stronger role in delivering care.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy mebendazole online <a href=\"https:\/\/synemed.com\/js\/lightbox\/img\/demopage\/jpg\/mebendazole.html\">https:\/\/synemed.com\/js\/lightbox\/img\/demopage\/jpg\/mebendazole.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Mandel says it&#8217;s important to recognize that what works for health care in urban areas may not work as well in rural ones.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy cialis black online <a href=\"https:\/\/synemed.com\/js\/lightbox\/img\/demopage\/jpg\/cialis-black.html\">https:\/\/synemed.com\/js\/lightbox\/img\/demopage\/jpg\/cialis-black.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The move comes seven years after the province collapsed all regional health authorities into the current centralized Alberta Health Services superboard in order to save money and improve care.<\/p>\n<p>Mandel says the province will also develop a provincial ambulance service delivery model.<\/p>\n<p>The recommendations follow a review into rural health services.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy aurogra online <a href=\"https:\/\/synemed.com\/js\/lightbox\/img\/demopage\/jpg\/aurogra.html\">https:\/\/synemed.com\/js\/lightbox\/img\/demopage\/jpg\/aurogra.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EDMONTON &#8212; 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