Government asked for $39 million more to turn Villa Caritas into psychiatric hospital
EDMONTON – A document obtained by the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees shows that Alberta Health Services has requested an additional $39.4 million in funding from Alberta Health and Wellness in order to take over ownership of Villa Caritas and convert the long-term care centre into a psychiatric hospital.
Setting the record straight on Villa Caritas and Alberta Hospital Edmonton
AUPE President Guy Smith sent this letter to the Edmonton Journal following publication of a letter extolling the benefits of moving the geriatric psychiatry unit from Alberta Hospital Edmonton to Villa Caritas, written by Patrick Dumelie, president and CEO of Covenant Health, and Marianne Stewart, vice-president, Edmonton Zone, of Alberta Health Services. The letter was published today.