title: New approaches for the elderly show significant results.
abstract: Capital Health is Canada's largest integrated academic health region, serving a base population of more that 800,000 people in the city of Edmonton and surrounding communities. Capital Health provides a complete range of health services, including transplantation, children's cardiac surgery, innovative community health programs, rehabilitation services, continuing care, palliative care, public health, health promotion and disease prevention. Capital Health's large, integrated health system manages resources well, responds quickly and creatively to challenges and opportunities and blends institutional healthcare with community care and population health. Capital Health is a key partner with the University of Alberta Health Sciences Faculties and provides a rich environment for health research and education.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Paul
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Weatherill
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000416:Alberta; D003191:Comprehensive Health Care; D017046:Cost Savings; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011788:Quality of Life; D012040:Regional Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*