title: The WestView Primary Care Network in the first six months: defragmenting the system.
abstract: The objective of this article is to describe the integration of local primary care services through the development of a primary care network in Alberta. WestView Primary Care Network (WPCN) has the vision of integrating primary care teams into the health system. As a result, WPCN has incorporated integrative primary care teams into its clinical programs. Through its strategy of "defragmentation," WPCN is accomplishing the beginnings of service integration in the local health care context.
authors.affiliation: WestView Community Hospital.
authors.forename: Allan L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Bailey
authors.forename: Grace
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Moe
authors.forename: Joy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Myskiw
mesh_terms: D000416:Alberta; D019058:Community Networks / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D011320:Primary Health Care