The EZPCNC is a collaborative made up of the eight area Primary Care Networks (PCNs) and the Edmonton Zone region of Alberta Health Services (AHS) whose purpose is to improve the delivery of primary care in Edmonton and the surrounding area to positively impact the health needs of the people who live here. Currently this includes addictions and mental health, building capacity in primary care, specialty access and linkages, and transitions of care as patients move from home to hospital to back home again, and increasing awareness of Indigenous health.
The EZPCNC was created in 2017. A small team works to support the EZPCNC, alongside our subcommittees and working groups.
Governance
The EZPCNC is made up of voting members from each of the eight Edmonton-area Primary Care Networks (PCNs) and eight senior Alberta Health Services – Edmonton Zone (AHS-EZ) leaders. It is supported by the Executive Directors of each PCN and representatives from key advisory groups. At the present time, one of the PCNs functions as our banker and another as our employer and IT provider.
The key tenets of the Committee work includes providing advice and feedback to Alberta Health, approving policies and objectives, and setting the strategic direction and monitoring operational progress on all shared programs and services that are offered by the Edmonton Zone PCN collaboration.
EZPCNC operational subcommittees
- Addictions and Mental Health
- Building Capacity in
Primary Care - Speciality Access and Linkages
- Transitions of Care
- Increasing Awareness of Indigenous Health
