A book about what's not working in Canadian health care institutions
and how to fix it
Drawing on 40 years running many Canadian health care institutions,
David Levine shares his experience on how to manage in this very complex
environment. His career includes implementing one of the first Local
Community Health Centres (CLSCs) in Montreal in the 1970s, involvement
in electoral politics, managing various Québec hospitals, his
controversial hiring as head of the Ottawa Hospital, a term as Québec
Delegate General in New York City, a stint as junior minister of health
in Québec, and running the Montreal regional health authority under both
Parti-Québécois and Liberal governments. His experience with
politics--both personal and professional--is the basis of his analysis
of the impact of politics on health care. Levine supports without
qualification a public, universal health care system, but he questions
the effectiveness of managing the system from the Minister's Office.
Poor decision-making on the basis of politics often means best solutions
are not implemented. Levine's analysis includes what is not working and
how to fix it, and the barriers to implementation. Health Care and
Politics will be of interest to health care managers, health care
policymakers, and all Canadians seeking a better understanding of the
health care system and what it will take to fix it.
