To Deliver on Her Campaign Promise on Health Care, Smith Needs Innovative Solutions: Analysts

To Deliver on Her Campaign Promise on Health Care, Smith Needs Innovative Solutions: Analysts
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith waits for the swearing in of her new cabinet in Edmonton on June 9, 2023. Jason Franson/The Canadian Press
Marnie Cathcart
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The month after becoming Alberta premier in October 2022, when she won the United Conservative Party (UCP) leadership race, Danielle Smith dismissed the entire Alberta Health Services board and appointed a single administrator to allow health-care reform to be implemented more quickly.

The urgent priorities identified for Dr. John Cowell included improving wait times and consulting with front-line workers and others on long-term reforms.