In June 2000 Premier Klein announced that a new Alberta Children's Hospital (ACH) would be built in Calgary within the context of a network of services for children and youth throughout southern Alberta. This announcement reinforced the mandate of the ACH to provide specialized health services to children and youth throughout Southern Alberta. The development of a network is also in keeping with the Alberta Government's Children and Youth Initiative. Early planning sessions reinforced a commitment to creating a comprehensive network that would include many child-serving sectors and a broad definition of health.
The Southern Alberta Child & Youth Health Network (SACYHN or the Network)) formed in September 2001 and is a collaborative venture among parents, regional authorities, ministries and provincial agencies, universities and the not-for-profit sector. Mrs. Colleen Klein served as the first Honorary Chair of the Network until 2007. Stephanie Felesky is the current Honorary Chair.
