Alberta health minister denies former AHS CEO's claims in statement of defence
Health Minister Adriana LaGrange is alleging the former CEO of Alberta Health Services was unwilling to implement the government’s plan to break up the health authority, and made “incendiary and inaccurate allegations about political intrigue and impropriety” before she was fired in January.
Alberta Insider: LaGrange says AHS CEO was fired because ‘she failed to do her job’
Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange filed her statement of defence in an Edmonton court Thursday, saying the former chief executive officer of the provincial health authority was fired because “she couldn’t do her job despite having been given many opportunities to do so.”
Alberta health agency, in lawsuit, says it fired its CEO for 'alarming' incompetence
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Health minister denies former AHS CEO's allegations in statement of defence
"Former CEO Athana Mentzelopoulus" was not fired by AHS because she commenced an investigation. She was not fired as part of a conspiracy to stop an investigation," says a statement of defence for LaGrange, Red Deer-North MLA, filed in Edmonton Court of King's Bench on Thursday.
Alberta health minister fires back in wrongful dismissal suit, says ex-AHS boss was incompetent
Adriana LaGrange, in a statement of defence, says the former AHS CEO was fired for not doing her job and working to stop health reform to keep the power and perks of her position.
Alberta Health Services calls wrongful dismissal suit filed by former CEO 'groundless and vexatious'
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The Government of Alberta is working on a plan to increase the number of hospital beds in Edmonton but it’s still not clear when construction will start.
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Alberta government moving EMS under new organization in health overhaul
Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange announced Monday that changes are coming to emergency services in the province. She was joined by Marty Scott, executive director of EMS provincial ...
Alberta health minister defends plan to send Turkish Tylenol to Ukraine: 'Good quality drugs'
"If we can't use them in Alberta, then we should be sending them to other countries, particularly wartorn countries that have ...