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What is a cooperative ?
A cooperative is a group of people or companies that have either common economic, social or cultural needs and become associated to meet those needs by managing a business under the rules of cooperative action.
What is a health cooperative ?
It is a medical clinic that is administered by the members of the Coop. More than 40 health cooperatives are in operation or development in Quebec.
Citizens and health professionals are members of the cooperative clinic. Together they define and manage the services and investments of the clinic according to their needs. This democratic process insures alignment between the local needs and the services offered.
The cooperative assumes the administrative tasks leaving the doctors to concentrate on their medical practice. This creates a better quality of life for the doctors and supports the retention and recruitment of doctors.
The doctors continue to be paid by the Government (RAMQ). The health coop does not seek to replace the Government but does enable the community to take charge.
Why have a health cooperative in the Basse-Lièvre ?
The cooperative prevented the closure of the Buckingham Health Clinic. It became the owner of the clinic and now oversees its management. The Coop is the solution to prevail for the absence of successors for the previous owners who will, one day, retire from their medical practice.
The shortage of doctors continues to worsen year after year and has caused a significant increase in the number of people without a family doctor. The Coop worked towards recruiting new doctors by offering an efficient workplace. It assumes the administration of the clinic to enable doctors to concentrate on patients rather than manage a business.
Where would any eventual profits from the Coop be invested ?
With no financial returns to the members, a Coop emulates a non-profit organisation.
Any benefits would be used to improve the health services and can reduce or eliminate the annual fees for the members. They could also be used to purchase equipment that would be owned by the Coop.
Are the doctors paid by the Coop ?
No. Similar to other jurisdictions, the doctors are paid by the Government (RAMQ). However, the doctors pay a rental fee to the Coop.
A cooperative is a group of people or companies that have either common economic, social or cultural needs and become associated to meet those needs by managing a business under the rules of cooperative action.
What is a health cooperative ?
It is a medical clinic that is administered by the members of the Coop. More than 40 health cooperatives are in operation or development in Quebec.
Citizens and health professionals are members of the cooperative clinic. Together they define and manage the services and investments of the clinic according to their needs. This democratic process insures alignment between the local needs and the services offered.
The cooperative assumes the administrative tasks leaving the doctors to concentrate on their medical practice. This creates a better quality of life for the doctors and supports the retention and recruitment of doctors.
The doctors continue to be paid by the Government (RAMQ). The health coop does not seek to replace the Government but does enable the community to take charge.
Why have a health cooperative in the Basse-Lièvre ?
The cooperative prevented the closure of the Buckingham Health Clinic. It became the owner of the clinic and now oversees its management. The Coop is the solution to prevail for the absence of successors for the previous owners who will, one day, retire from their medical practice.
The shortage of doctors continues to worsen year after year and has caused a significant increase in the number of people without a family doctor. The Coop worked towards recruiting new doctors by offering an efficient workplace. It assumes the administration of the clinic to enable doctors to concentrate on patients rather than manage a business.
Where would any eventual profits from the Coop be invested ?
With no financial returns to the members, a Coop emulates a non-profit organisation.
Any benefits would be used to improve the health services and can reduce or eliminate the annual fees for the members. They could also be used to purchase equipment that would be owned by the Coop.
Are the doctors paid by the Coop ?
No. Similar to other jurisdictions, the doctors are paid by the Government (RAMQ). However, the doctors pay a rental fee to the Coop.