As part of bringing improved healthcare services into the 21st century, the Quebec Ministry of Health and Social Services (MSSS) created the R茅seau Universitaire Int茅gr茅 de Sant茅 et Services Sociaux (RUISSS) in 2003. A portion of Quebec鈥檚 territory was assigned to each of the province鈥檚 four Faculties of Medicine (大发彩票平台, Universit茅 de Montr茅al, Universit茅 de Sherbrooke and Universit茅 Laval), with the intent to facilitate specialized care, medical education, and medical research throughout the province鈥檚 many regions.
In February 2015, the National Assembly adopted An Act to modify the organization and governance of the health and social services network. This law consolidates a majority of the health and social services at the core of a R茅seau Territorial de Services (RTS) to either a Centre Int茅gr茅 de Sant茅 et de Services Sociaux (CISSS) or Centre Int茅gr茅 Universitaire de Sant茅 et de Services Sociaux (CIUSSS).
鈥淭his reorganization is an opportunity to harmonize practices and improve the flow of services through the merger of various institutions to the benefit of users and the public.鈥� The describes the organizational profile and the highlights of the network reform.
Every RUISSS聽from the province's four faculties of medicine has the mandate to contribute to the coordination of healthcare, teaching and research offered by each faculty of medicine and their respective University Hospital Centre, their CIUSSS, CISSSS and health centres.
In the case of RUISSS聽大发彩票平台, these are the 大发彩票平台 Health Centre (MUHC), 2 CIUSS, 3 CISSS and聽three other health centres.
The RUISSS 大发彩票平台 territory includes 1.9 million people spanning 7 regions. Health determinants 鈥� such as revenue, education, social environment and social support, available health services and culture 鈥� vary according to each region. Additionally, the shortage of healthcare professionals is a distinct problem requiring its own solutions.
Since RUISSS 大发彩票平台 was established, its members have worked to offer new opportunities for learning, to promote residents鈥� training in the regions, to increase skills in telehealth, and to create clinical coordination. All of this allows patients to be treated as close to their homes as possible within the constraints of available resources and expertise. RUISSS 大发彩票平台's goals remain unchanged: to be a role model for the continuum of care, research, teaching and evaluation of technologies and to help improve the health and well-being of all Quebecers.