Canadian Forces Health Services Group

In May 2017 the group's national headquarters (CF H Svcs Gp HQ) moved from the National Defence Medical Centre to the NDHQ Carling Campus, in Ottawa, Ontario.

It has two subordinate regional headquarters. Each health services group is made up of CF health services centres and field ambulances (Regular and Reserve).

• 1 Health Services Group, with its headquarters located in Edmonton, Alberta, is responsible for all health services units from Thunder Bay, Ontario, to the west coast. Commanded by Captain(N) Jeff Biddiscombe.[3] It includes 1 Field Ambulance, 11 (Victoria) Field Ambulance, 12 (Vancouver) Field Ambulance, 15 (Edmonton) Field Ambulance, 16 (Regina) Field Ambulance, 17 (Winnipeg) Field Ambulance and 18 (Thunder Bay) Field Ambulance.
• 4 Health Services Group with its headquarters in Montreal, Quebec, is responsible for all health services units in the remainder of Ontario to the east coast. 4 Health Services Group is commanded by Colonel Martin Brochu.[4] 2 Field Ambulance is co-located with 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group at CFB Petawawa. 4 Health Services Group also includes 23 Field Ambulance, Hamilton, London, Windsor; 25 Field Ambulance, Toronto; 28 Field Ambulance, Ottawa; 33 Field Ambulance, Halifax, Sydney, Charlottetown; 35 Field Ambulance, St. John's, Saint John; 51 Field Ambulance, Montreal; 52 Field Ambulance, Sherbrooke; and 55 Field Ambulance, Quebec City, all of which are reserve units.

The national headquarters is composed of several functional directorates reporting to the commander:

• Deputy Commander:
  • Director Health Services Operations
  • Director Health Services Reserves
  • Director Health Services Personnel
  • Comptroller
  • A number of national elements report directly to the deputy commander and not to either of the regional headquarters including:[5][6]
    • Canadian Forces Health Services Training Centre
    • Canadian Forces Environmental Medicine Establishment
    • Canadian Forces Health Services Centre Ottawa
    • Central Medical Equipment Depot
    • 1 Canadian Field Hospital including Detachment Ottawa (formerly known as the Canadian Forces Health Services Primary Reserve List)
    • 1 Dental Unit

Or to the surgeon general:

• Deputy Surgeon General
  • Director Medical Policy
  • Director Force Health Protection
  • Director Mental Health
  • Each environmental command chief has a senior medical advisor: Royal Canadian Navy Surgeon, Canadian Army Surgeon, and Royal Canadian Air Force Surgeon. There is also a Canadian Special Forces Command Surgeon.
• Deputy Director General Health Services
  • Deputy Chief of Staff/Headquarters Commanding Officer
  • Director Corporate Services
  • Director Health Services Strategy
  • Director Health Services Capability Development
• Chief Dental Officer/Director Dental Services
• Director Quality and Performance
• Director Clinical Strategy and Innovation

Health Services Secretariat includes public affairs, legal advisor, policy and records, and privacy that advise both the commander and surgeon-general.

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