Alberta Chief Medical Officer Of Health

• Alberta minister, new permanent chief medical officer of health eye renewed collaboration

  New chief medical officer of health Dr. Vivien Suttorp and primary care minister Adriana LaGrange say they're looking forward to working together as the province enters a new era.

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  Dec 19, 2025
  
• Dr. Vivien Suttorp named Alberta’s permanent chief medical officer of health

  Dr. Vivien Suttorp, a longtime medical officer in southern Alberta, is now the province's CMOH — the first person in three years appointed to the role on a permanent basis.

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  Dec 18, 2025
  
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• Dr. Sunil Sookram named Alberta’s new interim top doctor amid measles outbreak

  Trained as an ER physician, Dr. Sunil Sookram currently is the medical director and chief of medical staff at Strathcona Community Hospital in Sherwood Park.

  Politics

  Apr 17, 2025
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• Alberta’s top public health doctor reminding public to get their measles vaccine

  Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health said the number of confirmed cases of measels in the province doesn't reflect the number of people who may have been exposed to the virus.

  Health

  Apr 14, 2025
• Alberta kids to get access to more COVID vaccine options

  The Alberta distribution of the Pfizer bivalent doses for kids aged 5 to 11 and the Novavax vaccine for youth aged 12 to 17 comes nearly a month after Health Canada's approvals.

  Health

  Jan 4, 2023
• Alberta pediatric doctors plead for proactive approach to reduce viral transmission in youth

  Alberta pediatricians are calling for more public messaging surrounding vaccine efficacy and safety as they say the province has the highest pediatric influenza activity in Canada.

  Health

  Dec 8, 2022
• Alberta’s 2 deputy chief medical officers of health resign

  Less than a month after their boss was fired, two of Alberta's other top doctors have resigned from their posts within the government, Health Minister Jason Copping confirmed.

  Politics

  Dec 7, 2022
• Edmonton Public Schools asks province to bring back mask mandates during illness outbreaks

  The Edmonton Public School Board will be reaching out to Alberta's chief medical officer of health (CMOH) for advice on how to deal with a surge of illness in its schools.

  Education

  Nov 15, 2022
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• Joffe to replace Hinshaw as Alberta’s chief medical officer of health: provincial government

  Premier Danielle Smith has followed through on her pledge to remove Dr. Deena Hinshaw from her position as Alberta's chief medical officer of health.

  Health

  Nov 14, 2022
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• Alberta lawyer accuses Hinshaw of ‘controlling the narrative’ around COVID-19

  Defence lawyer Leighton Grey asked why Hinshaw only referred to Alberta Health Services, academic websites and other government websites when there were other sources available.

  Health

  Apr 5, 2022