Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services is in the process of implementing a new health information system.

Steve Greene, the Chief Information Officer with NLHS, says the new system will be called Core Care, and they are hoping to go live with it in the spring of 2026.

Over the course of 10 years, Greene says the new system will cost the health authority about $620-million, with a third of that being spent in the first two-and-a-half years of implementation.

Ultimately, he believes Core Care will result in a “better health care experience for everyone.”

He says for health care providers, it will mean fewer systems to log into and have more information available in real-time.

For patients, the system will build upon the “digital front door” that they have been rolling out over the last year.

He says it will give people greater access to their medical charts and improve things such as appointment scheduling.