Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is directing all four health ministers to collaborate to complete health care restructuring, improve emergency response and slash emergency wait room times.

In the next wave of mandate letters which came out Wednesday, Smith tasked each of her health ministers with individual and collaborative goals. Assisted Living and Social Services Minister Jason Nixon will work in collaboration with Hospital and Surgical Health Services Minister Matt Jones to begin transitioning non-acute patients in hospital to other settings.

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“Albertans elected us to deliver results, and that’s exactly what we’re doing,” Nixon said in a Wednesday press release.

“With my new mandate, we’ll carry that momentum forward, making life better for Albertans today and str

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