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Despite a growing body of evidence supporting its effectiveness, little is known about the implementation processes of multiple ECHO programs within an institution from the perspective of executives and institutional leaders.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Objective<\/jats:title>\n The study objective was to explore from an institutional and organizational standpoint the systemic characteristics that influence the implementation of Project ECHO programs, their growth within an ecosystem, and their sustainability.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n \n Focus groups and individual interviews were carried out with executives and leaders from an institution that implemented 3 Project ECHO programs,\n \n and verbatim were analyzed based on organizational readiness and implementation tools for Project ECHO.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n This study highlighted the rarely reported perspectives of executives and institutional partners, shedding light on the organizational components that are essential to the deployment and sustainability of Project ECHO\n \n . Results reflect the intricate balance between institutional resources and its broader mission within a provincial, public health care system. In terms of acceptability, the fit between the projects and the institution\u2019s values of innovation, contribution to the broader community, and improving patient trajectory was central from the organizational leaders\u2019 standpoint. The structure of the projects and their rapid growth within the institution confirmed the adequacy with the institution. The projects benefited from temporary funds initially, and the lack of performance indicators that were easily measurable and the lack of recognition for invested time from clinicians were barriers to moving toward sustainability. Organizational characteristics, including a decentralized management structure and ministerial support for innovative educational practices, increased the perceived feasibility of implementing and maintaining these programs.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n This qualitative study of institution leaders and directors highlighted the challenges and facilitators to the deployment of an innovative continuous education model aimed at building capacity in the community for the management of various health conditions. Despite limitations, such as temporary initial funding, challenges in collecting performance indicators, most valued, and rigidity of the projects\u2019 structure, results also show many characteristics (innovative model, alignment with the institution\u2019s mission, and simplicity of its deployment) that helped move these projects toward sustainability within the institution. 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