2024 Alberta budget allocates $618m to address surgical backlog, with $313m for capital program and $305m to Alberta Health Services.

Alberta's 2024 budget will allocate $618m to combat a surgical backlog across the province, with $313m going to the Alberta Surgical Initiative Capital Program. The program aims to open new operating rooms, renovate spaces, and purchase new equipment, with a target to perform 310,000 surgeries in 2024. Additionally, $305m will be given to Alberta Health Services to further increase surgical capacity.

March 26, 2024
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