In May 2017 the group's national headquarters (CF H Svcs Gp HQ) moved from the
National Defence Medical Centre to the NDHQ Carling Campus, in Ottawa, Ontario. It has two subordinate regional headquarters. Each health services group is made up of CF health services centres and field ambulances (Regular and Reserve). •
1 Health Services Group, with its headquarters in
Edmonton, Alberta, is responsible for all health services units from
Thunder Bay, Ontario, to the west coast. , the 1 Health Services Group command team includes Colonel Jean-Pierre Buisson, as the Formation Commander and CWO Frédérick Morissette, as the Formation Group Chief Warrant Officer. It includes
1 Field Ambulance,
11 (Victoria) Field Ambulance,
12 (Vancouver) Field Ambulance,
15 (Edmonton) Field Ambulance,
16 (Regina) Field Ambulance, 17 (Winnipeg) Field Ambulance and
18 (Thunder Bay) 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 Franz Kirk and is responsible for 2 Field Ambulance, co-located with
2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group at
CFB Petawawa and the 5 Field Ambulance, co-located with
5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group in
CFB Valcartier. 4 Health Services Group also includes 23 Field Ambulance, Hamilton, London, Windsor;
25 Field Ambulance, Toronto;
28 Field Ambulance, Ottawa;
33 Field Ambulance, Halifax, Sydney, Charlottetown;
35 Field Ambulance, St. John's, Saint John; 51 Field Ambulance, Montreal; 52 Field Ambulance, Sherbrooke; and 55 Field Ambulance, Quebec City, all of which are reserve units. The national headquarters is composed of several functional directorates reporting to the commander: • 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 (formerly known as the Canadian Forces Health Services Primary Reserve List) • 1 Dental Unit Or to the
surgeon general: • Deputy Surgeon General • Director Medical Policy • Director Force Health Protection • Director Mental Health • Each environmental command 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 Health Services Secretariat includes public affairs, legal advisor, policy and records, and privacy that advise both the commander and surgeon-general. ==Training==