MHCare Medical Corp. is a key figure in allegations from a former chief executive officer of Alberta Health Services that government officials interfered in contract negotiations
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith answers questions at a news conference while Health Minister Adriana LaGrange listens in the background in Calgary on Feb. 19.Alberta’s health authority pressed a medical supplier in December to prove it was working to fulfill a contract to import millions of doses of pain medication from Turkey, accusing the company of doing very little work after being paid tens of millions of dollars.
Mr. Lam, in his letter addressed to MHCare’s chief operating officer, Keri Shannon, said it was unclear whether the contract was being “performed in accordance with its terms and conditions.” He said a supply agreement signed in July, 2023, required MHCare to initiate the process with Health Canada to import intravenous acetaminophen and keep AHS informed of its progress, including when the first shipment would arrive.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith reorganizes staff after allegations of government interference in health agency Ms. Shannon replied to Mr. Lam on Jan. 7 and said MHCare needed an extension and would reply within one month. “Time is needed to put the information together, and we will need to consult legal counsel to make sure all information being requested needs to be legally provided,” she said in an e-mail obtained by The Globe.
The Globe also obtained the original purchase order with MHCare, dated Dec. 9, 2022, as well as a subsequent supply agreement with the company, signed July 24, 2023, two weeks after the health authority ordered its staff to stop using the children’s pain medication. The latter agreement triggered a final deposit of $28-million from AHS to MHCare, which, according to the December letter sent by Mr. Lam, was already holding $21.2-million in prepaid funds.nor Ms.
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