Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services

FoundedApril 3, 2023Headquarters, Newfoundland and LabradorKaren 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.

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]

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