Labrador-Grenfell Health Explained

Labrador-Grenfell Health was the governing body for healthcare regulation in an area of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.^{[1] [2]} The area included the region of Labrador and the northern and eastern part of the Great Northern Peninsula.^[3]

Labrador-Grenfell Health was created on April 1, 2005, with the merger of Health Labrador Corporation and Grenfell Regional Health Services Board.^{[4] [3]}

In the 2022 provincial budget, the Newfoundland and Labrador Government announced its intentions to integrate the existing four health authorities into one entity.^{[5] [6]} Legislation was passed in the House of Assembly approving the amalgamation in November 2022, and Labrador-Grenfell Health became part of Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services on April 3, 2023.^{[7] [8]}

External links

• Official website of Labrador-Grenfell Health

Notes and References

1. Web site: Labrador-Grenfell Health Monitoring Cases of Tuberculosis. Allison. King.
2. Web site: Overtime bill for Queen's funeral holiday cost two N.L. health authorities a combined $300,000 | SaltWire. Barb. Sweet. www.saltwire.com.
3. Web site: About Us. April 18, 2018. Labrador-Grenfell Health.
4. Web site: Provincial government tables legislation to create single N.L. health authority | SaltWire. www.saltwire.com.
5. Web site: From 4 to 1: Regional health authorities to be folded into single board . 2022-04-08 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20221119194024/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nl-budget-2022-health-care-1.6412186 . 2022-11-19 . live .
6. Web site: All shall become one: Newfoundland and Labrador to create one health board, one health faculty | SaltWire. Peter. Jackson. www.saltwire.com.
7. Web site: Our Organization . 2023-09-07 . NL Health Services . en-CA.
8. Web site: Ministerial Statement – Provincial Health Authority Now in Effect . 2023-09-07 . gov.nl.ca.