Appointments to Regional Health Authority Boards

WHEREAS in 2001 the provincial government created regional health authorities to direct the delivery of health care services to the province; AND WHEREAS each of the health authorities is governed by a government-appointed board of directors who may not be familiar with the local communities needs and concerns in the regions they service; AND WHEREAS elected officials from local government councils are knowledgeable about their local communities needs and concerns; AND WHEREAS these local communities needs and concerns should be considered when decisions are made by the health authorities: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that provincial legislation be changed to require that the government appointments to the board of directors of regional health authorities include appointments from a list of nominees provided by the local government councils within each regional health area.