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As challenges go, it’s one that even Mission Impossible maestro Tom Cruise would likely refuse to tackle.

To begin, figure out a way to rein in health costs at a time when Alberta is growing and aging. Fix a mountain of crumbling infrastructure. Relieve overburdened hospitals and surgery lists. Define the limits of private providers.

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And do it all without major disruptions to the health system.

That is the conundrum facing the six people named Friday to Alberta Health Services’ newly re-established board of directors, a group that Health Minister Sarah Hoffman is counting on to get the system on a more sustainable footing.

“That will be part of my expectations for the board, that they are rolling up their sleeves, looking at the management structure and working with CEO (Vickie Kaminski) to ensure we have appropriate oversight but also efficient and financially responsible oversight,” Hoffman said Friday.