Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services (NL Health Services, NLHS) is the integrated health authority of Newfoundland and Labrador,[1] tasked with the administration and delivery of health care services across the province.
 NL Health Services' logo | |
| Company type | Healthcare |
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| Founded | April 3, 2023 |
| Headquarters | , Canada |
Area served | Newfoundland and Labrador |
Key people | David Diamond, Chief Executive Officer |
History
editThe organization was established on April 3, 2023, from the merger of the province's previous 4 regional health authorities (Eastern Health, Central Health, Western Health, and Labrador-Grenfell Health), as well as the Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information (NLCHI).[2][3] This merger was created following the passing of legislation proposed in 2022, enacted with the aim of consolidating the province's numerous regional health authorities into a single organization.[4]
NL Health Services is governed by a board of trustees appointed by the provincial government via the Independent Appointments Commission.[5]
Areas served
editNLHS is responsible for the administration of healthcare throughout the province, and is divided into five administrative zones, quoted from their website as follows:[6]
- Central: Communities from Charlottetown, Fogo Island, Harbour Breton, to Baie Verte.
- Eastern Rural: Holyrood, Southern Avalon and Bell Island, municipalities west of Holyrood and Witless Bay up to Port Blandford.
- Eastern Urban: Conception Bay South, Witless Bay, Bay Bulls, the Greater St. John's area, municipalities east of Conception Bay South and Witless Bay up to Pouch Cove (excluding Bell Island).
- Labrador-Grenfell: The entirety of Labrador, communities north of Bartlett's Harbour
- Western: Communities from Port aux Basques, Francois, Bartlett's Harbour, and on the eastern boundary north to Jackson's Arm.
References
edit- ^ "Our Organization". NL Health Services. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
- ^ "Ministerial Statement – Provincial Health Authority Now in Effect". gov.nl.ca. April 3, 2023. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- ^ "N.L.'s 4 former health authorities are now officially 1 organization. Now what?". CBC News. April 1, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
- ^ "Provincial Government Introduces Legislation for the Creation of a Single Provincial Health Authority". gov.nl.ca. November 2, 2022. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- ^ "Governance". NL Health Services. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
- ^ "Health Zones". NL Health Services. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
External links
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