Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (Ontario)

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The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care is the Government of Ontario ministry responsible for administering the health care system and providing services through such programs as:

health insurance - OHIP
drug benefits - Trillium Drug Program
assistive devices
care for the mentally ill
long-term care
home care
community and public health
health promotion
disease prevention.

It also regulates hospitals and nursing homes, operates psychiatric hospitals and medical laboratories, and co-ordinates emergency health services in the Canadian province of Ontario.

The Ministry is comprised of:

current Minister of Health and Long-Term Care is the Honourable George Smitherman
Ron Sapsford, Deputy Minister
Marg Rappolt, Associate Deputy Minister
Hugh MacLeod, Associate Deputy Minister and Executive Lead, Health Results Team
Dr. Sheela Basrur, Chief Medical Officer of Health and Assistant Deputy Minister - formery Chief Medical Officer of Health for the City of Toronto

External links

[Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care website]

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