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Alberta health minister announces funding for acute care, surgeries

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Alberta's health minister is scheduled Tuesday to make an announcement about surgery capacity and acute care.

Adriana LaGrange will speak in Edmonton at 12:30 p.m. Watch the news conference live on CTVNewsEdmonton.ca.

According to a media notice, Lagrange will announce funding from the new provincial budget "to support acute care and the Alberta Surgical Initiative," a plan launched in 2019 to increase the province's surgical capacity and reduce wait times.

The infrastructure minister, rural health parliamentary secretary, and representatives from Alberta Health Services and several Edmonton-area hospitals will also be there.

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