The health ministry says in a statement that another 600,000 people have been connected with primary care providers, either a family doctor or a nurse practitioner, since 2023.
The doctors signed a petition last week calling on the provincial health authority to change its plans for the CorCare system launch and revise the agreement physicians must sign to use it.
The premier says 89 doctors, 260 nurses, 42 nurse practitioners and 23 allied health professionals have been hired between March 2025 and January 2026.
Alberta Hospitals Minister Matt Jones says he doesn't blame doctors for the delay in a core initiative to address extreme pressures in the province's emergency departments.