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Citation
(2007), "Canada - Leading national healthcare organizations unit to champion access to a continuum of care", Leadership in Health Services, Vol. 20 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/lhs.2007.21120bab.003
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:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2007, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Canada - Leading national healthcare organizations unit to champion access to a continuum of care
Canada
Leading national healthcare organizations unit to champion access to a continuum of care
Keywords: Healthcare provision, Leadership, Healthcare quality
The Canadian Association for Community Care (CACC) and the Canadian Healthcare Association (CHA) have joined together under the historic banner of the Canadian Healthcare Association effective January 1, 2007. The merged organization and its members will champion a publicly-funded health system that provides access to a continuum of comparable services throughout Canada. Sharon Sholzberg-Gray, president and CEO of CHA, is confident that the newly merged organization will continue to lead the way in promoting pan-Canadian solutions for delivering a range of high quality, flexible, responsive, and accessible services across the continuum of care. “CHA will ensure a strong voice for home and community care and work for a comprehensive health system that provides Canadians with timely access to the services they need.” Two participant-observers appointed by the CACC prior to its dissolution have joined the CHA board of directors for a three-year period, helping to facilitate the management of key issues and concerns during the transition phase. CHA will continue to support the CACC’s project activities. The CACC’s guiding principle was a commitment to a strong national voice for the community care sector, including home-based care, facility-based long term care and community support programs, such as meal services. The CHA, a federation of provincial and territorial hospital and health organizations across Canada, is a leader in developing, and advocating for, health policy solutions that meet the needs of Canadians.