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There are entire wings of hospital beds that are not staffed, and many unused diagnostic imaging (like MRI) spots. We don't need to spend millions of dollars on new MRI machines - the problem is not having the right people to do these tests.
There are 64 vice presidents and 6 presidents for 6 health authorities, plus hundreds of managers and supervisors with amorphous job descriptions. Based on publicly-available data, the average salary for an executive was $396,773/year in 2022. This figure does not include the 36 executive roles whose salaries are not publicly disclosed.
By contrast, Alberta has one health authority and 7 executives total.
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