Stay informed with the LNN Daily Newsletter
Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw. (Photo: Government of Alberta)

Salary, benefits totalled nearly $600,000 for Alberta’s top doctor in 2021

Aug 2, 2022 | 3:34 PM

EDMONTON, AB – Dr. Deena Hinshaw was the public face of the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta for nearly two years, leading to a sizable bonus in 2021.

The province’s chief medical officer of health collects an annual salary of more than $360,000.

Last year, she was paid nearly $600,000 thanks to cash benefits that were close to $230,000.

The figures are listed on the province’s salary disclosure and severance table.

According to a statement from the government, Hinshaw is one of 107 employees in management positions who were given extra pay for their work during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Total compensation for those 107 employees came to $2.4 million

For local news delivered daily to your email inbox, subscribe for free to the Lethbridge News Now newsletter here. You can also download the Lethbridge News Now mobile app in the Google Play and the Apple App Stores.