Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) President Alex Munter encouraged Alberta Health Services (AHS) staff to work for his facility amid Premier Danielle Smith’s proposed reforms. .“#Alberta Health Services staff: If you feel discouraged because you're being blamed for healthcare problems rather than being thanked for two-and-a-half years of tireless work...We'd welcome your dedication and expertise at @CHEO!” said Munter in a Monday tweet. .“Apply here: careers.cheo.on.ca.” .Forbes ranked CHEO as Canada’s top healthcare employer in 2017. .Some of the job openings at CHEO are for an emergency paediatric surgical unit care facilitator, three autism program behavioural consultants, and a respiratory therapy professional practice leader. .Smith released her plan to make changes to AHS to ensure patients would not have to be treated on hospital floors as staff and ICU shortages continue on September 13. .READ MORE: Smith releases overview of proposed AHS reform.“AHS executive management failed Albertans during the COVID response,” said Smith. .She said she would hire a new, competent, and capable AHS CEO. She promised to replace the AHS Board with an interim health commissioner for at least the next year, who will report to the premier and health minister..Alberta United Conservative Party members voted no to encourage the government to slash the AHS sunshine list by more than half on Saturday. .READ MORE: UCP members vote yes to refuse to follow federal order on the electrical grid, vote no to slash 'sunshine list'.The resolution suggested the number of AHS staff earning more than $140,000 should be reduced from more than 900 to 200..More than 600 Alberta nurses made it onto the AHS sunshine list.
