Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services explained
| NL Health Services |
| Type: | Healthcare |
| Founded: | April 3, 2023 |
| Hq Location City: | St. John's, NL |
| Hq Location Country: | Canada |
| Area Served: | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Key People: | Karen Stone KC, Chief Executive Officer |
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.__TOC__
History
The 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
NLHS 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.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Our Organization . September 8, 2023 . NL Health Services . en-CA.
- Web site: April 3, 2023 . Ministerial Statement – Provincial Health Authority Now in Effect . September 7, 2023 . gov.nl.ca.
- Web site: April 1, 2023 . N.L.'s 4 former health authorities are now officially 1 organization. Now what? . September 8, 2023 . CBC News.
- Web site: November 2, 2022 . Provincial Government Introduces Legislation for the Creation of a Single Provincial Health Authority . September 7, 2023. gov.nl.ca.
- Web site: Governance . September 8, 2023 . NL Health Services . en-CA.
- Web site: Health Zones . September 8, 2023 . NL Health Services . en-CA.
