A Canadian Academic Hospital's Initial MAID Experience: A Health-Care Systems Review.

Background:: Following the Supreme Court of Canada's Carter Decision, medical assistance in dying (MAID) became possible with individual court orders in February 2016. Subsequently, on June 17, 2016, legislation was passed that eliminated the need for court orders, essentially making physicians the arbiters of these requests. Canadian health-care facilities now face the challenge of addressing this unprecedented patient health-care need.