145. If of the opinion that the amalgamation of two or more institutions in the same region would improve the continuity of care, the Minister may, in accordance with section 318 of the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-4.2) and after consulting with the institutions concerned, request that the enterprise registrar issue letters patent of amalgamation in order to amalgamate the institutions. Under the name attributed to it by the letters patent, the new institution resulting from the amalgamation enjoys all the rights, acquires all the property and assumes all the obligations of the amalgamated institutions, and the proceedings to which they were a party may be continued by the new institution without continuance of suit.