Alberta Releases Legislation to Overhaul Health Care With Four New Sectors, Including Mental Health

Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange speaks to the media about an E. coli outbreak linked to multiple Calgary daycares in Calgary on Sept. 12, 2023. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh)

Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange has introduced legislation to overhaul the province’s health-care system by splitting its delivery into four sectors.

Bill 22, the Health Statutes Amendment Act, will create four new organizations in the health-care system: acute care, primary care, continuing care, and mental health and addiction, according to a government news release.