WENDAKE,
QC, May 22, 2024 /CNW/ - The First
Nations of Quebec and Labrador
Health and Social Services Commission (FNQLHSSC) is proud of the
appointment of Dr. Stanley Vollant,
Public Health Physician Advisor for the FNQLHSSC, to the Board of
Directors of Santé Québec, the new state-owned corporation that
aims to improve access to the health and social services system as
well as the patient experience. His vast experience and knowledge
of First Peoples will benefit all Quebec society and will undoubtedly help Santé
Québec to achieve this objective.
"I am ready to take on this new challenge in collaboration with
the other members of the Board of Directors, and I look forward to
the positive changes that I will be able to assist in bringing
about for the benefit of the entire population while giving my
First Nations brothers and sisters a voice," said Stanley Vollant.
"This nomination means an important step towards exercising our
self-determination in health and social services by giving a voice
to our people and ensuring that the priorities are also developed
on First Nations' worldview," added Derek Montour, President
of the FNQLHSSC Board of Directors.
Santé Québec Board of Directors is made up of 15 members, as
provided for in the Act respecting the governance of state-owned
enterprises and the Loi sur la gouvernance du système de
santé et de services sociaux.
SOURCE First Nations of Quebec
and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission