Alberta health agency will enlist third party to review private surgical contracts, minister says

Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange said Tuesday that the provincial health authority will use an external party to conduct its review of procurement and contracting practices for private surgical facilities and that the government intends to release its findings “as much as possible” to the public.The Globe and Mail on Tuesday reported that Ms. LaGrange, in October, signed a directive stripping power from Alberta Health Services’ then-chief executive, Athana Mentzelopoulos. The directive transferred negotiating and approval authority tied to chartered surgical facilities (CSF) to her department from AHS.