Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services

The organization was established on April 3rd, 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]

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.

• NL Health Services