From 1 July 2015 health services in Tasmania were restructured into one service, the Tasmanian Health Service (THS). This was achieved by merging the three Tasmanian Health Organisations (THOs). The THS coordinates delivery of services through a network of facilities, which include the four major hospitals and 23 rural and community hospital sites. The services provided at these sites vary considerably and include subacute inpatient health care, day treatment and primary health care services, residential aged care, and emergency response capability. Governance of the THS is provided through a Governing Council supported by a Health Council and Clinical Advisory Groups (CAGS). The Department of Health is the regulatory body for the state and purchases services from the THS under an annual Service Agreement.