Canadian Forces Health Services Group

Structure

• 1 Health Services Group, with its headquarters located in Edmonton, Alberta, is responsible for all health services units from Thunder Bay, Ontario, to the west coast. Commanded by Captain Jeff Biddiscombe. Includes 1 Field Ambulance, 11 Field Ambulance, 12 Field Ambulance, 15 Field Ambulance, 16 Field Ambulance, 17 Field Ambulance and 18 Field Ambulance.
• 4 Health Services Group with its headquarters in Montreal, Quebec, is responsible for all health services units in the remainder of Ontario to the east coast. 4 Health Services Group is commanded by Colonel Manon Asselin. 2 Field Ambulance is co-located with 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group at CFB Petawawa. It includes 25 Field Ambulance, Toronto; 28 Field Ambulance, Ottawa; 33 Field Ambulance, Halifax; 35 Field Ambulance, Sydney, St. John’s, Saint John; 51e Ambulance de campagne, Montréal; 52e Ambulance de campagne, Sherbrooke; and 55e Ambulance de campagne, Ville de Québec, all of which are reserve units.

• Deputy Commander:
• *Director Health Services Operations
• *Director Health Services Reserves
• *Director Health Services Personnel
• *Comptroller
• *A number of national elements report directly to the Deputy Commander and not to either of the regional headquarters including:
• **Canadian Forces Health Services Training Centre
• **Canadian Forces Environmental Medicine Establishment
• **Canadian Forces Health Services Centre Ottawa
• **Central Medical Equipment Depot
• **1 Canadian Field Hospital including Detachment Ottawa
• **1 Dental Unit

• Deputy Surgeon General
• *Director Medical Policy
• *Director Force Health Protection
• *Director Mental Health
• *Each Service Chief has a senior medical advisor: Royal Canadian Navy Surgeon, Canadian Army Surgeon, and Royal Canadian Air Force Surgeon. There is also a Canadian Special Forces Command Surgeon.
• Deputy Director General Health Services
• *Deputy Chief of Staff/Headquarters Commanding Officer
• *Director Corporate Services
• *Director Health Services Strategy
• *Director Health Services Capability Development
• Chief Dental Officer/Director Dental Services
• Director Quality and Performance
• Director Clinical Strategy and Innovation

Training

School of Operational Medicine (SOM)

Canadian Forces School of Survival and Aeromedical Training