What's the deal with Catholic Healthcare in Alberta?

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So, this seems to be more of an Edmonton thing, but how come we have religious-based publically funded healthcare in Alberta?
I didn't even know this was a thing until recently. So I'd love an education on the topic.

Examples include the Grey Nuns hospital in Edmonton and St Mary's Hospital in Camrose among many others.

I'm normally against public funding of anything religious.

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And are there other religions running hospitals in Alberta? Buddhist or Jewish or Muslim?

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathol...nd_health_care

It's not an Edmonton thing either... Holy Cross Hospital ring a bell?

http://holycrosshospitalschoolofnurs...H-History.html

http://www.calgarydiocese.ca/article...acilities.html