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First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.
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The Canadian health care system is so indisputably tied to our national identity that its founder, Tommy Douglas, was voted the greatest Canadian of all time in a CBC television contest. However, very little has been written to date on how Medicare as we know it was developed and implemented. This collection fills a serious gap in the existing literature by providing a comprehensive policy history of Medicare in Canada. Making Medicare features explorations of the experiments that predated the federal government’s decision to implement the Saskatchewan health care model, from Newfoundland’s cottage hospital system to Bennettcare in British Columbia. It also includes essays by key individuals (including health practitioners and two premiers) who played a role in the implementation of Medicare and the landmark Royal Commission on Health Services. Along with political scientists, policy specialists, medical historians, and health practitioners, this collection will appeal to anyone interested in the history and legacy of one of Canada’s most visible and centrally important institutions.
Directory of voluntary organizations and associations in Canada.
Le premier tome de cette histoire a paru en 1989 pour souligner le 350e anniversaire de l'arrivée des Augustins à Québec et de l'ouverture de leur hôpital, Hôtel-Dieu. Il a retracé l'histoire de ses femmes et de leur établissement de soins depuis leur modeste début, dans une colonie encore peu peuplée, jusqu'à la fin du XIXe siècle. À l'hôpital des corps et des âmes (1639-1825) a succédé une institution en transition où les progrès de la médicalisation et l'insertion dans le processus de formation des médecins annoncent l'hôpital moderne (1825-1892). Le second tome reprend le récit en 1892. Les Augustins viennent tout juste d'agrandir leur établissement en tenant compt...
With v. 39: Includes sections on hospitals, outpatient health service centers, nursing stations/health centers, health associations and allied organizations, and educational programs. Also, includes bed distribution tables and a buyers' guide (manufacturers and distributors, products and services).