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. 1999 Jan 1;90(1):41–44. doi: 10.1007/BF03404098

The Role of Community Organizations in the Transformation of the Health Services Delivery System in the Montreal Metropolitan Area

Rosario Rodríguez 1,, Katherine L Frohlich 1
PMCID: PMC6979842  PMID: 10910565

Abstract

In 1995 the Montreal Regional Health and Social Services Board began a major process of change to its health care system. This transformation places particular emphasis on primary health care and increases the role of local community services centres (CLSCs) and community organizations (COs). In order to understand this process as experienced by COs, the present exploratory study was conducted during the summer and fall of 1996. We targeted 12 COs, 4 CLSCs, the Quebec Federation of CLSCs, and the Montreal CLSC Working Group. Semi-structured group interviews and CO documents were used as sources of information. Most participants believe in the need for change but feel that the strategies and implementation have been mismanaged. COs are feeling the pressure to professionalize and specialize current and future services. The “social economy” appears to be gaining momentum in the health sector.

Footnotes

This work was supported financially by the J.W. McConnell Family Foundation. This research was also made possible in part by Health Canada through a National Health Research and Development Program (NHRDP) Research Training Award to Katherine L. Frohlich (6605-5226-47R)

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