One step at a time. Too many people will freak out if it became 1 region effective immediately
Before 1994, there were 128 acute care hospital boards, 25 public health boards, and 40 long term care boards. We're getting better at this efficiency thing *wink*
The biggest challenge of course is equal representation for all Albertans. While it is easy to say we need 1 region, the health characteristics and management for people in Northern Alberta is different than for Southern Alberta. People have different needs in small rural villages, compared to big cities like Edmonton and Calgary.
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