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c. $ 3.6 billion in 2019–20. Staff. c. 22,000. Website. www.phsa.ca. Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) is a publicly funded health service provider in the province of British Columbia. PHSA is unique in Canada as the only health authority having a province-wide mandate for specialized health services, although within British ...
[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]
Health regions, also called health authorities, are a governance model used by Canada 's provincial and territorial governments to administer and deliver public health care to all Canadian residents. Health care is designated a provincial responsibility under the separation of powers in Canada's federal system.
Regional health authorities were created in 1997 to "better manage health care services" in Manitoba. [2] In 1998, Regional Health Authorities of Manitoba, Inc. (RHAM) was established under the Corporations Act as a non-profit corporation created after the province's Regional Health Authorities discovered a need for a legal umbrella organization under which they could coordinate certain ...
Alberta Health Services (AHS) is the single health authority for the Canadian province of Alberta and the "largest integrated provincial health care system" in Canada. Headquartered in Edmonton, AHS delivers medical care on behalf of the Government of Alberta's Ministry of Health. [3] It operates 850 facilities throughout the province ...
Ministry of Health (British Columbia) The Ministry of Health is a department of the Government of British Columbia which oversees the provincial healthcare system. It manages services including the Medical Services Plan, HealthLinkBC, and the PharmaCare program. [1] The majority of health services are delivered through partnerships with health ...
Central Health[ 1] was the governing body for healthcare regulation in an area of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The area region included the communities of: In the 2022 provincial budget, the Newfoundland and Labrador Government announced its intentions to integrate the existing four health authorities into one entity. [ 2 ...
Eastern Health. Eastern Health was the largest integrated health authority in Newfoundland and Labrador. The organization provided a full continuum of health and community services, including public health, long-term care, and acute (hospital) care to a regional population of more than 300,000. Eastern Health was established from seven previous ...