HEALTHCARE
into new territory-based networks of integrated care . Towards the end of the year , Quebec saw further healthcare legislation with the passage of Bill 20 , which aims to increase access to family physicians for Quebec residents and to improve productivity of specialists . The Jewish General Hospital is one of many that are working to streamline and restructure in response to these new laws .
“ With the implementation of Bill 10 , the hospital has become part of an integrated healthcare and social services university network ,” says Rosenberg , noting that the restructuring has presented the hospital with opportunities to work with partners to find ways to improve patient access and quality of care , and to find efficiencies and better control hospital costs .
“ We will have to compete on being the best — the highest quality and lowest cost provider . We are more than up to the challenge ”
– Dr . Lawrence Rosenberg , President and CEO
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