Manitoba Health (formerly Health, and Seniors Care, MHSC; also known as Manitoba Health) is the department of the
Government of Manitoba that is responsible for leading the development of policy and
publicly-administered health system planning in the
province of Manitoba; the overall funding, performance requirements, oversight, and accountability within the system; promoting prevention and positive health practices; and administering other non-
devolved health services in the province.
[About the Department]
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The department operates under the Minister of Health, who has been
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The Chief Provincial Public Health Officer, Brent Roussin (), serves under the Minister and Deputy Minister of Health.
MANITOBA HEALTH, SENIORS AND ACTIVE LIVING ORGANIZATION CHART
" Government of Manitoba. 2020 April 1.[The Public Health Act]
" ''The Manitoba Gazette'' 149(17). 2020 April 22.
The department is the authoritative agency in the province regarding the COVID-19 pandemic in Manitoba.
Overview
Manitoba Health funds a social program that is delivered partially by the department and partially through grant agencies, arm’s-length service delivery organizations (SDOs), independent physicians, or other service providers paid via fee-for-service Fee-for-service (FFS) is a payment model where services are unbundled and paid for separately.
In health care, it gives an incentive for physicians to provide more treatments because payment is dependent on the quantity of care, rather than quality ...
or alternate means. Most direct services are delivered through the Regional Health Authorities (RHAs) and other health care organizations.[Manitoba Health, Seniors and Active Living Annual Report 2019-2020]
" Manitoba Health, on the other hand, directly delivers only a small portion of the program itself, particularly managing the direct operations of Selkirk Mental Health Centre, Cadham Provincial Laboratory, and 3 northern nursing station
A clinic (or outpatient clinic or ambulatory care clinic) is a health facility that is primarily focused on the care of outpatients. Clinics can be privately operated or publicly managed and funded. They typically cover the primary care needs ...
s. The department also administers such non- devolved health services as Pharmacare, insured benefits, fee-for-service physician services, etc. The ultimate result is an intricate combination of insured benefits, funded services provided via public institutions—ranging from community-based primary care to third-party teaching hospitals—and publicly-regulated but privately-provided services, such as for-profit personal care homes.
Minister of Health
The Minister of Health is the cabinet minister
A minister is a politician who heads a ministry, making and implementing decisions on policies in conjunction with the other ministers. In some jurisdictions the head of government is also a minister and is designated the ‘prime minister’, â ...
responsible for Manitoba Health, guided by the ''Public Health Act'' of Manitoba.
See also
* Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
* Manitoba Health Research Council
* Manitoba Centre for Health Policy
* Public Health Agency of Canada
* Health Council of Canada
* Canadian Institutes of Health Research
References
External links
Manitoba Health and Seniors Care
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Manitoba government departments and agencies
Government health agencies