Alberta unveils new funding model linking hospital funds to patient care; NDP decry 'American-style privatization'

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. PHOTO BY GREG SOUTHAM /Postmedia Article content Alberta is rolling out a new funding model that connects hospital funding to patient care. Article content At a Monday press conference, the province announced that 12 hospitals are currently operating under phase one of the new patient-focused funding (PFF) model, which is an activity based funding formula where health services providers will be funded depending on the care it delivers. Phase one applies to four surgeries — hip replacements, knee replacements, cataract surgery, and shoulder rotator cuff repair. A…