Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (Ontario)

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:


 * Minister of Health and Long-Term Care: Honourable George Smitherman
 * Deputy Minister: Ron Sapsford
 * Associate Deputy Minister: Marg Rappolt
 * Associate Deputy Minister and Executive Lead, Health Results Team: Hugh MacLeod
 * Chief Medical Officer of Health and Assistant Deputy Minister: No one as of current. Previously Dr. Sheela Basrur held this role.

Ambulance Services
MOH once operated ambulance services outside of major cities in Ontario, but the services was off-loaded to municipalities in 1998-2000 period.