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‘Integrating Innovative Ideas’ will be theme of the NE LHIN Rural Health Summit

The NE LHIN is hosting a meeting with CEOs and senior hospital officials, as well as Board Chairs, and Vice Chairs have been invited to participate in discussions September 23rd and 24th in Sault Ste. Marie on the challenges they face, regardless of their number of beds or variety of services. The summit will provide an opportunity for our region’s 22 small and rural hospitals to identify innovative and creative ideas to help improve the health of citizens living in rural communities.

North East LHIN Invests in Aging At Home Programs

On August 31, the NE LHIN announced its continued investment in Northeastern Ontario seniors through its $16.8 million Aging at Home Strategy. Read more

CEOs and Chairs of the NE LHIN’s four main hospitals as well as the NE CCAC met in Sudbury

From Left to right top row: Richard Joly, CEO North East CCAC; Ron Gagnon, President and CEO of the Sault Area Hospital; Louise Paquette, CEO of the North Local Health Integration Network; Roger Walker, President and CEO of Timmins and District Hospital; Denis Roy, President and CEO of the Sudbury Regional Hospital; Bob Cunningham President and CEO, of the Northeast Mental Health Centre; Russ Boyles, Vice-Chair of the Sudbury Regional Hospital; and Mark Hurst, CEO of the North Bay General Hospital. From Left to Right on the bottom: Mary Tasz, Chair of the Northeast Mental Health Centre; Philip Geden, Chair of the North Bay General Hospital; Elaine Pitcher, Chair of the Sault Area Hospital ; Peter Vaudry, Chair of the North East LHIN; Allan Kean, Chair of the Timmins and District Hospital; and Tom Trainor, Chair of the North East CCAC.

CEOs and Chairs of the North East LHIN’s four main hospitals –Sudbury, Sault Ste. Marie, North Bay and Timmins—as well as the North East Community Care Access Centre and the Northeast Mental Health Centre met in Sudbury on Aug. 26 and 27 to discuss ways of improving the delivery of health care in this part of the province and ways of responding as a region to common issues. Subjects on the agenda included improving the movement of Alternative Level of Care patients (mainly the frail and elderly) through hospitals into more appropriate care settings, service planning, managing chronic diseases such as diabetes, and the merging of the provincial and federal hospitals in the James Bay coastal area in October. The focus of the meeting, hosted by the North East LHIN, was on sharing information and performance numbers so that the hospitals can use each other’s best practices as well as develop new ones.

NE LHIN Engages with Aboriginal Leaders

From left to right: Kim LaLonde, Nippissing Health Director; Angela Recollet, Director, Shkagamik-Kwe Health Centre, Sudbury; Roger Boyer III, Health Director, Mississaugi First Nations, Blind River; Karen Pine Cheechoo, NE LHIN Senior Aboriginal/First Nation/Métis Advisor; Pamela Williamson, Health Director, Noojimowin Teg Health Centre, Little Current; Sheryl Hanker, Mamaweswen North Shore Tribal Council, Cutler.

August 24, the NE LHIN met with Aboriginal health leaders from all across the region to discuss traditional healing initiatives underway in Northeastern Ontario ant tour the Medicine Lodge at the Hôpital régional de Sudbury Regional Hospital. Engaging with the cultural diversity of Northeastern Ontario is an important part of setting health care priorities for the region. The NE LHIN’s Local Aboriginal Health Committee meets on a regular basis.

NE LHIN Welcomes Three Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinics and Six New Family Health Teams

Nurse practitioner-led clinics are a great option for people in need of primary care. Three new nurse practitioner-led clinics will be located in Capreol, North Bay and Thessalon. The clinics are in addition to the three already located in Northeastern Ontario in Sudbury/Lively, Sault Ste. Marie, and French River.

Read the MOHLTC Press Release - More Nurse Practitioner Clinics Coming To Ontario

Read the MOHLTC Press Release - New Family Health Teams Increasing Access to Care