Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
State Hospital and Medical League 1936-
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Description area
Dates of existence
History
The idea for a health plan was first voiced by Charles Lionel Dent, a businessman residing in Prince Albert in 1931. Other interested parties joined him to discuss ideas, and from knowledge obtained from many sources, it was decided to form a society to be known as the State Hospital and Medical League. The first meeting was held April 24, 1936. The object of the League was to promote the socialization of the medical structure of the Province. Two doctors, Dr. F.N. Moore of Regina and Dr. W.H. Setka of Prince Albert joined. In 1947, Saskatchewan's first health scheme became a reality under Premier Tommy Douglas and the C.C.F. government.