By Fakiha Baig Alberta’s primary care minister and its first permanent chief medical officer of health since the last one was fired say they’re looking forward to working together as the province enters a new era. Primary and Preventative Health Services Minister Adriana LaGrange says she believes she can build a strong health system across Alberta with Dr. Vivien Suttorp, who has been the South Zone’s lead medical health officer for the past 17 years. “We’re entering into a new era and, as Dr. Vivien Suttorp has said, it’s an opportunity to really strengthen public health within our province,” LaGrange said Friday during a news conference about the respiratory virus season. Suttorp said she was swayed into applying for the position after seeing passion and leadership from public health workers…
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