Rural health services review final report

In rural and remote areas, this depends in large measure • Enhanced utilization of existing facilities to on reliable access to transportation improve local access to basic health care and • specialized services Rural EMS is a vital service that becomes more crucial as distance from an emergency care • Acknowledging the crucial role of health care facility increases facilities and services in the [...] The value of a service to the population must be considered to assess performance of health care delivery in more sparsely Rural Health Services Review FInal Report, March 2015 5 Rural Health Services Review Committee © 2015 Government of Alberta Rural Health Services Review Final Report March 2015 Review Process • Bonnie Sansregret – long-time rural resident of Consort, Chair of the Consort and D [...] The purpose of the review Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at was to further understand the needs, challenges, the University of Lethbridge, and President of the and concerns of Albertans living in small rural College and Association of Registered Nurses of communities, defined as having populations of up Alberta. [...] During the conference, the Committee • Increasing capacity – ways that primary health chair explained the purpose and process of the care, mental health and continuing care could be review and participated in breakout sessions seeking strengthened, and opportunities for addressing HAC member feedback related to the questions transportation challenges. [...] AH and AHS must work more closely with cases, there was a mismatch between the needs communities and service providers in planning around of the community and the availability of appropriate how the “aging in place” philosophy can be realized in services.