Alberta Health Services has confirmed that it is laying off hundreds of employees.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In a statement emailed to Vista Radio, AHS said it started the process of laying off \u201capproximately 100 filled\u201d positions and eliminating about \u201c300 vacant positions\u201d on Tuesday, October 14.\u00a0<\/p>\n
According to the statement from AHS Communications, the move mostly impacts positions in corporate services.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSome of these positions include,\u00a0but are not limited to, roles in IT, Finance, Human Resources, and Community Engagement & Communications,\u201d reads the statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis represents 0.4 [per cent] of the total AHS workforce.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
AHS adds, \u201cThere have been no filled position eliminations in front-line clinical areas and no direct impacts to front-line clinical services.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAHS is grateful for the contributions of all impacted employees and will support them and their teams in the weeks ahead.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The agency says because the move is an internal human resources matter, it cannot comment further.\u00a0<\/p>\n
AHS REFORM\u00a0<\/p>\n
Back in 2023, the provincial government announced its plan for major changes to Alberta Health Services. \u00a0The plan included splitting AHS into four agencies: Acute Care Alberta, Continuing Care Alberta, Primary Care Alberta, and Recovery Alberta.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n