| Date | Title |
| Feb 3,
2012 | 2012 - 02 - 03 - Primary Care Lead - Local Family Physician Joins LHIN Team.pdf |
| The Erie St. Clair LHIN today took another major step in strengthening and further integrating primary care into local health planning by naming Dr. Martin Lees as the Primary Care Lead for the Erie St. Clair LHIN. |
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| Jan 20,
2012 | 2012 - 01 - 20 - News Release - FRANCOPHONES WILL HAVE VOICE IN HEALTH CARE |
| The Entité de planification des services de santé en français Érié St. Clair/Sud-Ouest (French Language Health Planning Entity) is now open and serving communities in South Western Ontario within the Erie St. Clair and South West LHIN regions. The main office of the entity is located at Place Concorde in Windsor with a satellite office at Centre Desloges in London. |
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| Dec 14,
2011 | 2011 - 12 - 14 - News Release - LHIN TAKES ACTION TO IMPROVE CARE AND FLOW IN LOCAL HOSPITALS |
| WINDSOR/ESSEX – The Erie St. Clair LHIN is moving forward with its plan to improve patient flow and the coordination of care for Alternate Level of Care (ALC) patients at Windsor/Essex hospitals. A report released today by the LHIN provides valuable insight from patients, family members, and frontline staff as well as recommendations for action. |
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| Nov 22,
2011 | 2011 - 11 - 23 - media advisory - Pelee Community meeting.pdf |
| The Pelee Island Health Care Task Force is convening a public meeting to discuss the possible health care options for Pelee Island. The task force is looking for final input into the options before creating their report. |
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| Nov 14,
2011 | 2011 - 11 - 09 - News Release - Looking to Patients Families and Front-line Staff.pdf |
| Patients, their family members, and frontline staff will be the focus of consultations in the coming weeks to look for ways to address ongoing issues with patient flow and alternate level of care in Chatham-Kent and Sarnia-Lambton hospitals. |
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| Oct 21,
2011 | 2011 - 10 - 21 - News Release - ESC LHIN, HOSPITALS, AND CCAC ARE RESPONDING TO HIGH VOLUMES.pdf |
| Patient flow has continued to be an issue at Windsor hospitals, despite ongoing efforts to reduce Alternate Level of Care (ALC) rates through a number of new initiatives. The Erie St. Clair LHIN (ESC LHIN) is concerned about the impact this is having on patients, families, and front-line staff. Actions are currently being taken to improve the situation at Windsor Regional Hospital and Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital. |
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| Sep 1,
2011 | 2011 - 09 - 01 - Backgrounder - BEHAVIOURAL SUPPORTS ONTARIO PROGRAM.pdf |
| Older people with cognitive impairments due to mental health problems, addictions, dementia, or other neurological conditions often exhibit responsive or challenging behaviours such as aggression, wandering, physical resistance and agitation. |
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| Sep 1,
2011 | 2011 - 09 - 01 - News Release - LHINS LAUNCH GROUNDBREAKING PROJECT.pdf |
| The Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (ESC LHIN), along with Ontario’s 14 Local Health Integration Networks is investing $2.41 million dollars to enhance services for seniors who exhibit behaviours associated with complex and challenging mental health, dementia or other neurological conditions by investing in local initiatives that will improve care. |
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| Aug 17,
2011 | 2011 - 08 - 17 - Looking to Patients, Families and Frontline Staff.pdf |
| Patients, their family members and frontline staff will be the focus of consultations in the coming weeks to look for ways to address ongoing issues with patient flow and alternate level of care in Essex County hospitals. |
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| Aug 12,
2011 | 2011 - 08 - 12 - Some facts about LHINs - Windsor Star.pdf |
| The LHINs replaced ministry regional offices and District Health Councils and in the process, eliminated $48 million in government spending. There has been an additional $50 million in savings as well − $25 million by aligning Community Care Access Centres (CCACs) to LHIN boundaries and $25 million through more efficient wait time monitoring. |
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| Jul 30,
2011 | 30 - 07 - 2011 - Letter to the Editor Re: LHIN Spending |
| Local Health Integration Networks, or LHINs, are a topic that will be discussed at length with the coming provincial election. We welcome this discussion and debate on an issue that Ontario voters care deeply about – how their tax dollars are being used to ensure access to quality health care. We would like to contribute to this discussion by providing the correct facts. |
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| Jul 7,
2011 | 06 - 07 - 2011 - LHIN SUPPORTS WINDSOR ESSEX CHC MOVE TO NEW SITES |
| WINDSOR - The Windsor Essex Community Health Centre (WECHC) will receive approximately $3.3 million dollars from the Erie St. Clair LHIN (ESC LHIN) to support the centre’s need for new facilities to improve programs and services. |
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| Jul 4,
2011 | 2011 - 07 - -4 - CEE Hospital a model for rural health care |
| In response to your recent articles regarding great news for the emergency department at Charlotte Eleanor Englehart Hospital of Bluewater Health and the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry's announcement that its resident doctors will train with our doctors, we would like to say thank you to everyone who is working so hard to ensure exemplary health care for our community. |
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| Jun 25,
2011 | 2011 - 06 - 25 - Op-Ed - The Value of LHINs.pdf |
| For many years I was elected to be one of your MPPs, entrusted to be your voice at Queen’s Park in the Ontario Legislature. During those 20 years the people of this community made it very clear that health care is the very foundation of our civil society. Our community expects, both then and now, that health services are accessible, timely and provide high-quality care. |
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| Jun 16,
2011 | 2011 - 06 - 15 - News Release - Joseph Bisnaire as Newest Director.pdf |
| Joseph Bisnaire of Windsor was appointed to the Erie St. Clair LHIN Board of Directors. The appointment was made official through an Order-in-Council issued by the Public Appointments Secretariat of the Province of Ontario effective June 2, 2011. Joseph will attend his first meeting as a Board Director on June 28th, 2011. |
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| Jun 7,
2011 | 2011 - 06 - 07 - News Release - LHIN Board Welcomes Robert Bailey as Newest Director |
| CHATHAM-KENT – The Erie St. Clair LHIN welcomed Robert (Bob) Bailey to the Board of Directors. The appointment was made official through an Order-in-Council issued by the Public Appointments Secretariat of the Province of Ontario on April 18, 2011. |
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| May 30,
2011 | 2011 - 05 - 27 - ESC LHIN INVESTING IN HOSPITAL UPGRADES IN ERIE ST. CLAIR.pdf |
| The Erie St. Clair LHIN is investing over two million dollars in upgrades to local hospitals to ensure they offer high quality care to local residents. |
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| May 20,
2011 | 2011 - 05 - 19 - MICHAEL HOARE BECOMES NEWEST LHIN BOARD MEMBER.pdf |
| Michael Hoare has been recruited as the newest member of the Erie St. Clair LHIN Board of Directors. The official Order-in-Council issued by the Public Appointments Secretariat of the Province of Ontario took effect on May 17, 2011, although he attended his first Open Board meeting as a guest on April 26, 2011. |
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| May 5,
2011 | 2011 - 05 - 05 - ACCESS TO PAIN MANAGEMENT TO IMPROVE WITH NEW SERVICE |
| People who suffer with chronic pain will soon be able to access a new regional
Chronic Pain Management Assessment and Referral Service. The ESC LHIN Board approved the
selection of the Victorian Order of Nurses, Ontario Branch – Erie St. Clair (VON) as the vendor to operate
the new service in Chatham-Kent, Sarnia/Lambton, and Windsor/Essex. |
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| Apr 15,
2011 | 2011 - 04 - 14 - Gary Switzer Letter to the Editor |
| Home care: Looking for answers as the population ages, Star editorial, April 6. |
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| Apr 12,
2011 | 2011 - 04 - 12 - LHINs SAVE MONEY & HELP REVERSE PC HEALTH CUTS |
| MPP Pat Hoy says the system of Local Health Integration Networks costs less than what the Harris-Hudak government had in place. And health care decisions are made in the community and not downtown Toronto. |
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| Apr 11,
2011 | 2011 - 04 - 06 - INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIP BRINGS 60 NEW LTC BEDS.pdf |
| Through a successful partnership between the Erie St. Clair LHIN and Leamington Court Retirement Residence, 60 new long-term care beds are now open and accepting new residents. This is the first time in Ontario that a stand-alone retirement home has met the stringent standards of long-term care and is now licensed by the Ministry of Health to provide this service. The interim license, originally granted for one-year, has recently been expanded to three years, in an effort to support the ongoing need for long-term care in Windsor-Essex. |
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| Mar 31,
2011 | 2011 - 03 - 31 - Public Salary Disclosure Information |
| Disclosure for 2010 under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996: Crown Agencies |
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| Mar 30,
2011 | 2011 - 03 - 29 - News Release- New ESC LHIN Board Member.pdf |
| The Public Appointments Secretariat of the Province of Ontario issued an official Order-in-Council appointing Barb Bjarneson to the Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (ESC LHIN) Board of Directors. |
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| Mar 22,
2011 | 2011 - 03 - 02 - Leamington Court Fact Sheet v2.pdf |
| A transportation option, to and from Leamington Court Retirement Residence, is available for immediate family members who may have difficulty accessing transportation. |
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| Mar 10,
2011 | 2011 - 03 - 10 - New Chair of Erie St. Clair LHIN |
| Dave Cooke has been appointed as the new Chair of the Board of Directors of the Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (ESC LHIN) effective April 2, 2011. |
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| Mar 4,
2011 | 2011 - 03 - 04 - News Release - NEW HOSPITAL BEDS OPENED TO IMPROVE PATIENT FLOW.pdf |
| In response to hospital pressures in Essex County, Windsor Regional Hospital will be opening a total of 20 new Complex Continuing Care (CCC) beds at the Malden Park Continuing Care Centre site. |
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| Feb 17,
2011 | 2011 - 02 - 17 - News Release - New ESC LHIN Board Member.pdf |
| The Erie St. Clair LHIN welcomes Dave Cooke as its newest Board Member. The official appointment came on February 7, 2011, through an Order-in-Council issued by the Public Appointments Secretariat of the Province of Ontario. |
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| Feb 15,
2011 | 2011 - 02 -15 - News Release - ESC LHIN ANNOUNCES MEASURES TO HELP HOSPITALS |
| The Erie St. Clair LHIN has applied a temporary Crisis designation within Essex County. The Crisis designation will give priority Long-Term Care (LTC) placement to hospital patients in Essex County and those most critical waiting for LTC in the community. This measure will remain in place until patient flow has been stabilized in the hospitals and the risk to providing quality patient care has been alleviated. |
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| Jan 18,
2011 | 2011 - 01 - 18 - Long-Term Care Homes assemble to advance quality.pdf |
| Long-Term Care Home administrators gathered at Smitty’s Family Restaurant in Chatham to learn about ways to better care for their residents. |
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| Jan 17,
2011 | 2011 - 01 - 17 - COMMUNITY WILL HAVE A VOICE AT ERIE ST CLAIR LHIN .pdf |
| Community members will now be able to actively participate in Erie St. Clair LHIN Board meetings. At the January 25, 2011 meeting, a new format approved by the ESC LHIN Board will take effect that will give community members a chance to speak at an open mic, apply to present during an education session, or be asked to address the Board on specific agenda items. The time of the meeting will also shift to a later start to allow those working the opportunity to attend. |
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| Dec 20,
2010 | 2010 - 12 - 20 - LHINs Help Health Care |
| LHINs reduced government bureaucracy by $98-million each year |
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| Dec 7,
2010 | 2010 - 12 - 07 - NEW ASSISTED LIVING UNITS GIVE SENIORS .pdf |
| Windsor will have new Assisted Living apartments to help care for people hospitalized and waiting for care in the community. |
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| Nov 26,
2010 | 2010 - 11 - 26 - News Release - ERIE ST. CLAIR LHIN FUNDS INTERVENTIONAL ANGIOGRAPHY PROGRAM.pdf |
| The Erie St. Clair LHIN Board of Directors recently approved a motion to allocate $300,000 in one-time funding to help support the Interventional Angiography Program at Hôtel-Dieu Grace Hospital. The dollars will go towards funding additional cases, beyond those allocated by the hospital for 2010/11. The demand for this health care treatment continues to rise as the population ages and the demand for heart attack and stroke treatment grows. |
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| Nov 26,
2010 | 2010 - 11 - 26 - News Release - NEW PAIN MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT TEAM TO BE LAUNCHED.pdf |
| A recommendation to establish a new regional Chronic Pain Management Assessment and Referral Model was adopted by the Erie St. Clair LHIN Board of Directors. The model was put forward as a recommendation of the Pain Management Task Group after completing a review of services and client needs across Chatham-Kent, Sarnia/Lambton, and Windsor/Essex. Annualized funding of 500,000 was approved to support the new service. |
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| Nov 25,
2010 | 2010 - 11 - 25 - CKHA pain managment.pdf |
| $200,000 in one-time funding to support the Radio Frequency Pain Management Program at Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA) was recently approved by the Erie St. Clair LHIN Board of Directors. |
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| Nov 24,
2010 | 2010 - 11 - 24 - News Release - movember.pdf |
| Many mustaches were sprouted at the Erie St. Clair LHIN throughout November, in support of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month – dubbed Movember. |
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| Nov 23,
2010 | 2010 - 11 - 23 - News Release - New COPD PILOT PROJECT.pdf |
| A pilot project focusing on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) was confirmed by the Erie St. Clair LHIN’s Primary Health Care Task Group (PHCTG) as their inaugural project. |
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| Nov 12,
2010 | 2010 - 11 - 01 - News Release - PATRICK O’MALLEY BECOMES LHINS NEWEST BOARD MEMBER.pdf |
| Patrick O’Malley has been named the Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network’s (ESC LHIN’s) newest Board member as of October 27, 2010, through an Order-in-Council issued by the Public Appointments Secretariat of the Province of Ontario. Mr. O’Malley assumes his role immediately for a term of up to 3 years. |
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| Nov 12,
2010 | 2010 - 09 - 28 - CK CHC expanded health services |
| Chatham-Kent Community Health Centres launches partnership to deliver expanded health services on Walpole Island |
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| Nov 9,
2010 | 2010 - 10 - 25 - News Release - New ESC LHIN Board Member.pdf |
| The Public Appointments Secretariat of the Province of Ontario issued an official Order-in-Council appointing Mike Lowther to the Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) Board of Directors on October 6, 2010. |
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| Nov 3,
2010 | 2010 - 11 - 03 - News Release - WINDSOR REGIONAL HOSPITAL FINALISTS FOR INNOVATIONS AWARD |
| Windsor Regional Hospital is a finalist for an Innovations in Health Care award in the
Improving Efficiency category for their ingenuity in developing Excel Bottom Line Profits: Low-Tech Staffing
Innovations = Financial Savings. |
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| Oct 28,
2010 | 2010 - 10 - 28 - News Release - PCOP FUNDING CONFIRMED FOR BLUEWATER HEALTH |
| Following the completion of the new hospital site, Bluewater Health has been confirmed to receive approximately $8.65M in Post Construction Operating Plans (PCOP) funding. The new funds will support service expansions and other costs related to the completion of the Norman Site Redevelopment. |
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| Oct 27,
2010 | 2010 - 10 - 27 - BOARD SUPPORTS RECOMMENDATIONS OF REFERENCE PANEL |
| Recommendations to maintain 24/7 Emergency Department (ED) coverage at the Charlotte Eleanor Englehart Hospital (CEEH) were supported by the Erie St. Clair LHIN Board of Directors at their open meeting in Petrolia on October 26, 2010. |
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| Oct 8,
2010 | 2010 - 10 - 08 - Reference panel holding ceeh final.pdf |
| The Reference Panel of the Erie St. Clair LHIN is asking the community to save the date of October 13, 2010, to attend a community meeting regarding the current challenges facing the Charlotte Eleanor Englehart Hospital’s (CEEH) Emergency Department. |
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| Sep 14,
2010 | 2010 - 09 - 14 - News Release - NEW PROGRAMS TO KEEP SENIORS SAFE AND IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH.pdf |
| Preventing seniors from experiencing a fall and providing greater options for community-based rehabilitation are the goals of the new services recently funded at the Chatham-Kent Community Health Centre (CK CHC). Through the Aging at Home Strategy, the Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (ESC LHIN) is providing $355,103 to develop the new programs locally. |
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| Sep 13,
2010 | 2010 - 09 - 03 - News release- Reference Panel Looks To Community To Seek Options.pdf(2) |
| The Erie St. Clair (ESC) LHIN and the Reference Panel will be looking to the community for options and solutions to keeping the Charlotte Eleanor Englehart Hospital Emergency Department open 24/7. |
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| Sep 3,
2010 | 2010 - 09 - 03 - News release- Reference Panel Looks To Community To Seek Options.pdf |
| The Erie St. Clair (ESC) LHIN and the Reference Panel will be looking to the community for options and solutions to keeping the Charlotte Eleanor Englehart Hospital Emergency Department open 24/7. |
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| Sep 2,
2010 | 2010 - 09 - 02 - News Release - ERIE ST CLAIR LHIN LOOKING TO PANEL TO PROVIDE - SL.pdf |
| A Reference Panel has been formed by the Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (ESC LHIN) to review and evaluate the Bluewater Health proposal to reduce hours of operation at Charlotte Eleanor Englehart Hospital (CEEH) Emergency Department |
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| Aug 31,
2010 | 2010 - 08 - 31 - Backgrounder- AGING AT HOME STRATEGY.pdf |
| Aging at Home backgrounder |
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| Aug 31,
2010 | 2010 - 08 - 31 - News Release - ESC LHIN Expands Aging At Home Programs.pdf |
| The Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (ESC LHIN) is expanding the successful Aging at Home strategy. Ontario is providing the ESC Local Health Integration Network with 15.4 million dollars to ensure more seniors get health care services at home or in the community. |
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| Aug 28,
2010 | 2010 - 08 - 18 - Official Statement - Response to PC Announcement.pdf |
| The Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (ESC LHIN) would like to set the record straight on claims made regarding our work improving health care in Chatham-Kent, Sarnia/Lambton, and Windsor/Essex. |
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| Aug 27,
2010 | 2010 - 08 - 18 - Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic - Sarnia - News Release.pdf |
| More Nurse Practitioner Clinics Coming To Ontario. McGuinty Government Expanding Access To Care For Patients, Families |
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| Aug 27,
2010 | 2010 - 08 - 27 - Letter to the Editor - Apology to the people of Erie St. Clair.pdf |
| I would like to offer my sincerest apologies to the people of Chatham-Kent, Sarnia-Lambton and Windsor-Essex, regarding statements I made to the Windsor Star on August 25, 2010. These comments were inappropriate and do not reflect my view of the communities I serve. |
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| Aug 18,
2010 | 2010 - 08 - 18 - Official Statement - Response to PC Announcement |
| The Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (ESC LHIN) would like to set the record straight on claims made regarding our work improving health care in Chatham-Kent, Sarnia/Lambton, and Windsor/Essex. |
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| Jul 29,
2010 | 2010 - 07 - 29 - Backgrounder- Pay for Results Program |
| PAY-FOR-RESULTS PROGRAM - Backgrounder and Q'n'A |
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| Jul 29,
2010 | 2010 - 07 - 29 - News Release - Pay for Performance Program - CKSL.pdf |
| Ontario is expanding its successful Pay-for-Results Program and giving hospitals in the Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (ESC LHIN) the tools they need to drive down ER wait times and ensure patients can get the emergency care they need, sooner. |
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| Jul 29,
2010 | 2010 - 07 - 29 - Q and A for ED Wait Time Strategy |
| PAY-FOR-RESULTS PROGRAM - Backgrounder and Q'n'A |
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| Jul 26,
2010 | 2010 - 07 - 08 - Official Statement-CEEH.pdf |
| The Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (ESC LHIN) would like to confirm that we received official notice from Bluewater Health (BWH) indicating their Board of Director’s support of a proposal tabled by the physician group of Charlotte Eleanor Engelhart Hospital (CEEH). |
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| Jul 8,
2010 | 2010 - 07 - 08 - Official Statement - CEEH |
| The Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (ESC LHIN) would like to confirm that we received official notice from Bluewater Health (BWH) indicating their Board of Director’s support of a proposal tabled by the physician group of Charlotte Eleanor Englehart Hospital (CEEH). |
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| Jul 5,
2010 | 2010 - 06 - 30 - News Release - EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS WILL NOT BE THE FOCUS FOR THE PHCTG.pdf |
| The inaugural meeting of the Primary Health Care Task Group – Steering Committee, was held on June 24, 2010. Although the purpose of the meeting was to orient the new members to the steering committee and open discussion on what the scope of their work would include, one item was confirmed – the Steering Committee would not be making recommendations related to the provision of Emergency Department services. |
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| Jun 24,
2010 | 2010 - 06 - 23 - News Release - CARING CULTURE.pdf |
| When Morley, a 65 year old aboriginal male, decided after five years that he no longer wanted to be hospitalized with a feeding tube in his abdomen, he chose to spend his final days surrounded by his family and friends at Wiidsemshin Assisted Living Facility. |
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| Jun 23,
2010 | 2010 - 06 - 22 - Media Advisory - PHCTG Meeting Invite.pdf |
| The Primary Health Care Task Group (PHCTG) will hold its first meeting of all members this week. The PHCTG meetings will be open to the public and media to attend as observers. |
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| Jun 16,
2010 | 2010 - 06 - 16 - PROTECTING SENIORS FROM ELDER ABUSE.pdf |
| As communities across the globe observed World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on June 15, local seniors continue to be prayed upon in Windsor/Essex. From July 2009 to March 2010, over 200 older adults received the support of a social worker from Citizen Advocacy’s Crisis Intervention program regarding their elder abuse case. |
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| Jun 11,
2010 | 2010 - 06 - 09 - News Release - SENIORS ARE SAFE AND SOUND THROUGH THE FRIENDSHIP OF A VON VOLUNTEER.pdf |
| Helping lonely seniors is the goal of the VON Chatham-Kent Friendly Visiting and Security Checks programs. Funded by the Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (ESC LHIN), through the Aging at Home Strategy, this program features new and expanded services geared towards providing companionship, either in-person or through a friendly phone call, to lonely or isolated seniors, or people with a disability. |
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| Jun 2,
2010 | 2010 - 06 - 2 - News Release - LHIN IS MAKING THEIR WEB SITE MORE ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE WITH LOW VISION.pdf |
| Although the Internet is typically viewed on screen, a new feature on the Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (ESC LHIN) web site will have your computer reading the latest in local health care news to you. Through a free application, called BrowseAloud, visitors to the ESC LHIN web site can now see and hear the text in their web browser. |
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| May 31,
2010 | 2010 - 05 - 26 - News Release - BOARD APPROVES CHANGES TO PALLIATIVE CARE UNIT.pdf(2) |
| In preparation for the opening of the new hospital, the Board of Directors for the Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (ESC LHIN) approved the realignment of Bluewater Health’s Palliative Care Unit. The unit will be reconfigured to 6-8 beds when the new building is completed. |
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| May 26,
2010 | 2010 - 05 - 26 - News Release - BOARD APPROVES CHANGES TO PALLIATIVE CARE UNIT.pdf |
| In preparation for the opening of the new hospital, the Board of Directors forthe Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (ESC LHIN) approved the realignment of Bluewater Health’s Palliative Care Unit. The unit will be reconfigured to 6-8 beds when the new building is completed. |
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| May 20,
2010 | 2010 - 05 - 19 - ESC LHIN RESPONDS TO REPORT.pdf |
| The recent report issued by the Ontario Health Coalition highlights examples of what the LHINs were created to address – a health care system that is in need of change. |
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| May 17,
2010 | 2010 - 05 - 17 - ESC LHIN Pain Management.pdf |
| The Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (ESC LHIN), in partnership with our local stakeholders, will be reviewing pain management services throughout our region. |
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| May 17,
2010 | 2010 - 05 - 14 - Primary Health Care Task Group Membership Bio Information Now Available.pdf |
| The Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network announces the creation of the Primary Health Care Task Group (PHCTG) web page. The web page now features the biographies of the 14 committee members along with goals, objectives and deliverables for the task group. |
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| May 12,
2010 | 2010 - 05 - 11 - Letter to the Editor - Nurses Week.pdf |
| I would personally like to offer my appreciation for the hard work and passion which nurses bring to the health care system, and more importantly, to thank them on behalf of the patients they serve 365 days a year. |
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| Apr 28,
2010 | 2010 - 04 - 28 - LHIN ANNOUNCES PRIMARY HEALTH CARE TASK GROUP MEMBERSHIP.pdf |
| To focus on improvements in primary care across the region, the Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (ESC LHIN) officially announces the membership of the Primary Health Care Task Group (PHCTG) - Steering Committee. |
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| Mar 26,
2010 | 2010 - 03 - 26 - Backgrounder - NEW LONG-TERM CARE BEDS.pdf |
| A total of $3M will be invested annually to support the new beds which will be housed in the communities of Petrolia and Sarnia. The funding comes from the provincial government’s Aging at Home Strategy |
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| Mar 26,
2010 | 2010 - 03 - 26 - News Release - LHIN FUNDS NEW LONG-TERM CARE BEDS IN SL.pdf |
| The Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (ESC LHIN) announced that it will be funding 72 new Long-Term Care Beds for Lambton County. |
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| Mar 19,
2010 | 2010 - 03 - 19 - LHINs SEND STRONG MESSAGE THAT BOUNDARY ISSUES ARE UNACCEPTABLE |
| The Erie St. Clair and South West Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) are confirming that geographic boundaries do not exist for residents seeking care in other LHINs across the Province of Ontario. This is stated clearly in both federal and provincial health legislation. |
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| Mar 17,
2010 | 2010 - 03 - 17 - Official Statement - Erie St. Clair Procurement.pdf |
| The Erie St. Clair LHIN would like to respond to the recent media announcement by the Ontario PC leader, Tim Hudak. |
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| Feb 26,
2010 | 2010 - 02 - 26 - Task Group to Take on Primary Care |
| Erie St. Clair LHIN seeking applications for new task group. |
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| Feb 12,
2010 | 2010 - 02 - 12 - Backgrounder - Health Care Connect Makes it Easier to Find a Doctor or Nurse Practitioner.pdf |
| The Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (ESC LHIN) and Erie St. Clair Community Care Access Centre (ESC CCAC) have partnered on a campaign to connect patients with family doctors and nurse practitioners through the Health Care Connect program. |
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| Feb 12,
2010 | 2010 - 02 - 12 - News Release - CONNECTING PATIENTS WITH HEALTH CARE CONNECT.pdf |
| A goal to increase registration by 5000 residents to Health Care Connect has been set by the Erie St. Clair Community Care Access Centre (ESC CCAC) and Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (ESC LHIN). |
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| Feb 4,
2010 | 2008 - 03 - 06 - URGENT PRIORITY FUNDS ADDRESS ALC ISSUE ESSEX COUNTY |
| The Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) has announced an additional $1.4 million in funding to support urgent priorities and growth-related demands throughout the LHIN. |
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| Feb 1,
2010 | 2010 - 01 - 29 - Letter to the communities of Erie St. Clair |
| Letter by Gary Switzer, CEO, ESC LHIN: Health care is one of those issues that touches people in very personal ways. It is an issue that is filled
with emotion and everyone has an opinion about it. |
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| Feb 1,
2010 | 2010 - 01 - 30 - Windsor Star - The hospital balancing act.pdf |
| Letter to the Editor by Gary Switzer. I’ve been reading the articles in the Windsor Star regarding hospital operating budgets and the
impact any reductions may have on service delivery and wages... |
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| Jan 27,
2010 | 2010 - 01 - 27 - HDGH Wins Eat Smart Award 2010.pdf |
| Hôtel-Dieu Grace Hospital was presented today with the 2010 Eat Smart! Award of Excellence by the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit. |
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| Jan 26,
2010 | 2010 - 01 - 26 - Backgrounder- Small Community Hospital ED Study |
| Erie St. Clair LHIN Concludes Study of Emergency Departments |
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| Jan 26,
2010 | 2010 - 01 - 26 - News Release - LHIN Board Moves on from ED Study |
| The Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (ESC LHIN) Board of Directors received an update on the Small Community Hospital Emergency Department Study where LHIN staff recommended moving on from the study to focus efforts on improving primary health care. |
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| Jan 21,
2010 | 2010 - 01 - 21 - ESC LHIN Newest Board Member.pdf |
| The Public Appointments Secretariat of the Province of Ontario issued an official Order-in-Council appointing Merilyn (Lyn) Allison to the Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) Board of Directors on January 13, 2010. |
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| Jan 15,
2010 | 2010 - 01 - 15 - Enhancing Francophone Input Into Health Care Services |
| Ontario is giving the province’s francophone community more input into the planning and integration of French language health services in local communities. |
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| Jan 15,
2010 | 2010 - 01 - 15 - Francophone Community Engagement Regulation - Backgrounder |
| A new regulation under the Local Health System Integration Act will support coordinated, meaningful and effective engagement of francophone communities on health services. |
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| Jan 15,
2010 | 2010 - 01 - 15 - Note To Editors: Ontario Influenza Bulletin |
| The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care has issued the latest edition of the Ontario Influenza Bulletin. |
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| Dec 15,
2009 | 2009 - 12 - 15 - Chatham-Kent Family Health Team.pdf |
| MPP Pat Hoy today announced provincial approval for another Family Health Team in Chatham-Kent to improve local access to health care. |
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| Dec 15,
2009 | 2009 - 12 - 15 - Petrolia Family Health Team.pdf |
| Lambton-Kent-Middlesex MPP, Maria Van Bommel today announced that Petrolia will open a new family health team to provide the community with better access to family health care. |
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| Nov 30,
2009 | 2009 - 11 - 30 - IHSP II - Release Letter.pdf |
| The Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) is proud to announce our second Integrated Health Service Plan (IHSP). This plan captures our vision for health care over the next three years. It speaks to what patients continue to tell us, that health care is difficult to navigate when trying to find services they need. |
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| Nov 30,
2009 | New Three-Year Plan Will Guide Health Care Improvements |
| After a lengthy planning process the Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network(ESC LHIN) released its second Integrated Health Service Plan (IHSP). The plan puts forwarda renewed vision for the local health care system for the next three years, beginning April, 2010. |
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| Nov 23,
2009 | 2009 - 11 - 23 - WRH wins Best of the Best award |
| Windsor Regional Hospital has won the 'Best of the Best' award at the OHA Health Achieve Conference. |
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| Nov 6,
2009 | 2009 - 11 - 06 - Gary Switzer Letter to the Chatham-Kent Community.pdf |
| Gary Switzer, Erie St. Clair LHIN CEO, speaks to the community of Chatham-Kent about working together to have an open dialogue regarding small community hospital emergency departments. “…we hope to work with the community to make the right decisions on how to use and manage the resources we have.” |
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| Oct 29,
2009 | 2009 - 10 - 28 - News Release - LHIN FUNDS TRANSITIONAL BEDS TO IMPROVE ALC IN WINDSOR HOSPITALS.pdf |
| The Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (ESC LHIN) approved $340,000 to Hôtel-Dieu Grace Hospital to fund Transitional Beds. The funding is a continuation of one-time Urgent Priority Funding to address Alternate Level of Care (ALC) pressures that have been ongoing in Essex County. |
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| Oct 16,
2009 | 2009 - 10 -15 - Public Appointments Secretariat Advertise Position.pdf |
| The Government of Ontario seeks candidates to be Directors for the Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (LHIN). |
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| Oct 15,
2009 | 2009 - 10 - 08 - CKHA top 100 employers.pdf |
| Chatham-Kent Health Alliance has been named, for the second year in a row, as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers. |
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| Aug 13,
2009 | 2009 - 08 - 13 - Integrated Assessment Pilot launched in ESC LHIN |
| We are pleased to announce Erie St. Clair LHIN as the pilot LHIN testing of the community-based Integrated Assessment Record. The Integrated Assessment project was created to enable collaborative care planning and service delivery. |
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| Aug 11,
2009 | 2006 - 08 - 06 - WINDSOR REGIONAL HOSPITAL SELECTED FOR WAVE 2 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT |
| It was announced today that Windsor Regional Hospital has been selected as one of the hospitals in Ontario by the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care (MOHLTC) to participate in the Wave 2 - Emergency Department - Process Improvement Program (ED-PIP). |
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| Aug 11,
2009 | 2009 - 08 - 11 - Backgrounder - ERIE ST. CLAIR LHIN FUNDS NEW PROGRAM TO SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH CONSUMERS IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT |
| In 2008/09 fiscal year, Hôtel-Dieu Grace Hospital’s ED received a total of 4,150 visits by patients with a mental health diagnosis. Approximately half of these visits (or 3,597) were for non-urgent/less urgent issues. Additionally, 1,092 or 27% of these visits were made by mental health patients classified as “unattached” or without a family doctor. |
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| Aug 11,
2009 | 2009 - 08 - 11 - News Release - Erie St. Clair LHIN invests $450,000 to reduce wait times |
| The Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (ESC LHIN) is working to reduce the amount of time people spend waiting in Emergency Departments (EDs) by investing $450,000 into a new 24/7 Psychiatric Assessment Team at Hôtel-Dieu Grace Hospital (HDGH). |
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| Jul 13,
2009 | 2009 - 07 - 13 - Backgrounder - SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PEOPLE WITH SUBSTANCE USE ISSUES.pdf |
| Ontario is providing $16 million over three years to fund 1,000 supportive housing units for people with substance use issues or concurrent disorders. |
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| Jul 13,
2009 | 2009 - 07 - 13 - News Release - SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR ERIE ST. CLAIR.pdf |
| The Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network is pleased to announce 8 units in Erie St. Clair to help people living with addictions increase stability and security in their lives and reduce pressure on hospital emergency rooms. |
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| Jul 3,
2009 | 2009 - 07 - 03 - Candian hearing society.pdf |
| On July 7, 2009, The Canadian Hearing Society (CHS) in Chatham will expand its services to include an on-site audiologist who will be conducting hearing testing and hearing aid evaluations and sales. |
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| Jun 25,
2009 | 2009 - 06 - 24 - CELEBRATING NEW CONSTRUCTION AT WINDSOR REGIONAL HOSPITAL |
| The Windsor Regional Hospital project will increase the hospital’s capacity to meet the needs of a growing population, reduce patient wait times and enhance access to services for rehabilitation and specialized mental health programs. |
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| May 29,
2009 | 2009 - 05 - 29 - News Release - ERIE ST CLAIR LHIN DEFERS ED RECOMMENDATIONS |
| At their meeting on Tuesday, May 26, in Petrolia, the Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (ESC LHIN) Board of Directors decided to not proceed with receiving recommendations on the Small Community Hospital Emergency Department Study from LHIN staff in June. |
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| May 25,
2009 | 2009 - 05 - 22 - ERIE ST. CLAIR LHIN INVESTING IN INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE EMERGENCY ROOM PERFORMANCE |
| The Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) is helping the region’s hospitals to reduce the amount of time people spend in Emergency Rooms (ERs) through initiatives funded through the government’s ER Strategy |
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| May 25,
2009 | 2009 - 05 - 22 - NEW LOCAL FUNDING TO REDUCE EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES AND IMPROVE PATIENT SATISFACTION |
| The Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) is receiving funding through the province’s Emergency Room (ER) Strategy for a number of initiatives to reduce emergency room wait times and improve patient satisfaction. |
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| May 22,
2009 | 2009 - 05 - 19 - Backgrounder - ERIE ST CLAIR LHIN INVESTING IN MORE CARE FOR SENIORS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES.pdf |
| The Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (ESC LHIN) is receiving $14.4M in 2009/10 for a number of initiatives to help seniors live healthy, independent lives in their own homes and to decrease the number of Alternate Level of Care (ALC) patients in hospitals. |
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| May 22,
2009 | 2009 - 05 - 19 - News Release - NEW LOCAL FUNDING TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF SENIORS AND ADDRESS PATIENT FLOW IN HOSPITALS - May 19 2009.pdf |
| As part of the successful Aging at Home Strategy, the ESC LHIN is receiving $9.8M to help seniors receive needed health services in the comfort and dignity of their own homes and communities, instead of in a hospital. |
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| May 8,
2009 | 2009 - 05 - 08 - ERIE ST. CLAIR LHIN DEFERS ALL UPCOMING ED STUDY PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS - News Release |
| The Erie St. Clair LHIN (ESC LHIN) Board of Directors made a decision to defer all upcoming public consultations on the Small Community Hospital Emergency Department Study. The decision was made due to the recent announcement of a Rural and Northern Health Care Panel by the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care. |
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| Apr 29,
2009 | 2009 - 04 - 27 - VAN BOMMEL AND HOY CONTINUE PUSH FOR RURAL HEALTH STRATEGY.pdf |
| The rural MPP tag team of Maria Van Bommel and Pat Hoy questioned Health Minister David Caplan on implementing a rural health strategy in Question Period at Queen’s Park today. |
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| Mar 13,
2009 | 2009 - 03 - 13 - News Release - LHIN announces wallaceburg community meeting |
| The Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (ESC LHIN) announced today it will hold a community meeting on Friday, March 27, at 7:00 p.m. at the Wallaceburg District Secondary School to discuss issues related to the Emergency Department of the Sydenham Campus of the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance. |
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| Mar 11,
2009 | 2009 - 03 - 11 - LHIN and CKHA Designate Observation Beds lv.pdf |
| After a positive meeting last week, the Erie St. Clair LHIN (ESC LHIN) and Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA) today announced the immediate designation of Observation beds for the Sydenham Campus Emergency Department (ED) and that they would not form part of CKHA’s fiscal recovery strategy. These monitored beds (previously stretchers) ensure that patients presenting with acute conditions, but who do not require immediate transfer, may remain in Wallaceburg while their condition is further assessed or stabilized. Observation beds are provided for patients who require further clinical evaluation and/or short term therapeutic interventions to determine the need for admissions. |
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| Mar 2,
2009 | 2009 - 03 - 02 - News Release - LHIN Continues With Study of Small EDs |
| The Erie St. Clair LHIN (ESC LHIN) confirmed that after reaching an agreement with Bluewater Health and the local physicians of Petrolia, the process of studying Emergency Department (ED) services will continue for Charlotte Eleanor Englehart Hospital (CEEH) of Bluewater Health, Leamington District Memorial Hospital and Sydenham Campus of Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA). |
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| Feb 25,
2009 | 2009 - 02 - 25 - News Release - LHIN COMMUNITY CONSULTATIONS IN FULL SWING.pdf |
| Board Directors for the Erie St. Clair LHIN (ESC LHIN) were advised on LHIN-led consultations currently underway in a presentation given at the February 24th Board meeting held at Smitty’s Family Restaurant (Aristo’s) in Chatham. Ralph Ganter, Senior Director, Planning, provided a summary of the community engagement initiatives and additional data the ESC LHIN will be using to build upon the base-line information provided in the Hay Group Health Care Consulting’s final report. |
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| Feb 23,
2009 | 2009 - 02 - 20 - NP clinics |
| Belle River to recieve one of three new nurse practitioner-led clinics. The new clinic will focus on comprehensive primary care services, including chronic disease management and health promotion. |
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| Feb 20,
2009 | 2009 - 02 - 20 - Media Advisory - ESC LHIN Board Meeting moved to new venue |
| The Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (ESC LHIN) Board of Directors will be moving their regularly scheduled monthly Open Board Meeting to Smitty’s Family Restaurant (Aristo’s). |
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| Feb 13,
2009 | Discussion to Address Wallaceburg Emergency Department |
| The Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (ESC LHIN), Chatham-Kent Council, health service providers and community leaders will attend a special meeting on the issues surrounding the Sydenham Campus Emergency Department of the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA). The special meeting will take the format of a discussion workshop and provide a forum for all parties to work together to better understand health services and contribute to developing a plan that will address the future health needs of the community. |
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| Feb 6,
2009 | 2009 - 02 - 06 - News Release - LHIN confirms no decisions have been made |
| The Erie St. Clair LHIN (ESC LHIN) is confirming that no decisions have been made regarding small community hospital Emergency Departments (EDs). The ESC LHIN is beginning a secondary analysis and consultation phase using the recently released report, completed by Hay Group Health Care Consulting, as a baseline for further discussions. |
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| Jan 27,
2009 | 2009 - 01 - 27 - News Release - ESC LHIN Received Consultants Final Report on Small Community Hospital EDs |
| The Erie St. Clair LHIN’s (ESC LHIN) Board of Directors received the final report and a presentation on the Small Community Hospital Emergency Department Study by Hay Group Health Care Consulting at a special information meeting held today at Smitty’s Family Restaurant (Aristo’s) in Chatham. The report and presentation were received for information purposes only with no decisions pending at this time. |
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| Jan 13,
2009 | News Release - Small Community Hospital ED Study Release - January 13 2009 |
| RESULTS OF SMALL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT STUDY COMING
LHIN Board receives presentation at special information meeting on January 27 |
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| Dec 2,
2008 | 2008 - 12 - 02 - Increasing Organ and Tissue Donation in Ontario |
| Ontario is introducing affirmative registration for organ and tissue donation – a new way of providing consent that is expected to increase the number of organ and tissue donors in the province. |
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| Nov 25,
2008 | Local activist receives eating disorder champion award |
| On November 12th, 2008 in Toronto, the Ontario Community Outreach Program for Eating Disorders (OCOPED) presented a 2008 Eating Disorder Champion Award,to Mary Kaye Lucier, Executive Director of the Bulimia Anorexia Nervosa Association (BANA). |
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| Nov 11,
2008 | Small Emergency Department Study Release Delayed |
| The Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (ESC LHIN) is announcing that the completion of the Small Community Hospital Emergency Department Study will be delayed. This delay is in keeping with the commitment to only present the study once the LHIN is satisfied that it is comprehensive in scope and content and serves as a baseline for proactive planning and system improvements. |
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| Oct 29,
2008 | 2008 - 10 - 29 - Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinics |
| The Ontario government is issuing a call for three new nurse practitioner-led clinics. Individuals or groups interested in setting up a nurse practitioner-led clinic can get the application package and information from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care’s website: Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinics. |
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| Oct 27,
2008 | 2008 - 10 - 24 - IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE IN LONG-TERM CARE HOMES |
| McGuinty Government Makes It Easier For Residents To Live In Home Of Their Choice
New regulations under Ontario’s long-term care home legislation will enable residents in different homes to switch places if the move is mutually desired. |
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| Oct 27,
2008 | 2008 - 10 - 24 - ONTARIO IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE FOR LONG-TERM CARE RESIDENTS |
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| Sep 30,
2008 | 2008 - 09 - 30 - MCGUINTY GOVERNMENT NAMES MEMBERS OF eHEALTH ONTARIO BOARD |
| The McGuinty government named Dr. Alan Hudson, Lead of Access to Services/Wait Times with the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, as board chair of eHealth Ontario – a restructured agency responsible for all aspects of eHealth in Ontario including creating an electronic health record for all Ontarians. |
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| Sep 30,
2008 | 2008 - 09 - 30 - ONTARIO INTEGRATES eHEALTH ACTIVITIES UNDER ONE AGENCY |
| Ontario has appointed Dr. Alan Hudson as the Chair of eHealth Ontario, a restructured agency responsible for all aspects of eHealth in Ontario including creating an electronic health record for all Ontarians. |
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| Sep 19,
2008 | 2008 - 09 - 19 - Improving care for Ontario's youngest patients |
| Improving Care For Ontario's Youngest Patients McGuinty Government Improving Access to Care and Reducing Wait Times for Kids Ontario is continuing to improve health care for children and babies with more intensive care unit beds, increased funding for paediatric surgeries |
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| Jul 17,
2008 | 2008 - 07 - 17 - News Release - Chatham - SENIORS IN ESC LHIN GET LIFT TO HEALTHY, INDEPENDENT LIVING |
| The Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) announced the funding of 24 new or expanded services targeted at helping seniors live healthy and independent lives in the community. The new funding is part of the Ontario government’s three-year Aging at Home Strategy that will see $31M invested into the communities of Erie St. Clair. |
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| Jul 17,
2008 | 2008 - 07 - 17 - News Release - Windsor - SENIORS IN ESC LHIN GET LIFT TO HEALTHY, INDEPENDENT LIVING |
| The Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) announced the funding of 24 new or expanded services targeted at helping seniors live healthy and independent lives in the community. The new funding is part of the Ontario government’s three-year Aging at Home Strategy that will see $31M invested into the communities of Erie St. Clair. |
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| Jul 17,
2008 | 2008 - 07 - 17 - News Release - Wyoming - SENIORS IN ESC LHIN GET LIFT TO HEALTHY, INDEPENDENT LIVING |
| The Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) announced the funding of 24 new or expanded services targeted at helping seniors live healthy and independent lives in the community. The new funding is part of the Ontario government’s three-year Aging at Home Strategy that will see $31M invested into the communities of Erie St. Clair. |
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| Apr 24,
2008 | Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital - Innovation In Health Care Finalist |
| A program that allows cancer patients to enter their symptoms via the internet, a mobile health clinic in Northwestern Ontario, and a program to bring fresh produce to a Waterloo Region hospital are amongst the winners of the 2008 Celebrating Innovations in Health Care Awards |
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| Apr 17,
2008 | ERIE ST CLAIR LHIN ANNOUNCES FINALISTS IN HEALTH CARE EXPO |
| Hôtel Dieu Grace Hospital from the Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) is amongst the 18 finalists for the 2008 Celebrating Innovations in Health Care Awards. Virtual Tour of Long-Term Care Placement Destinations is in contention for an award under the Meeting Communities Needs Through Integrated Care category. |
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| Apr 17,
2008 | HOSPITAL FUNDING BOOST FOR ERIE ST. CLAIR LHIN HOSPITALS |
| New beds, more surgeries, and lower wait times are being targeted with a $20.8 million boost for Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network hospitals – a 3.7 per cent increase over last year. |
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| Apr 8,
2008 | The LHIN Welcomes Mina Grossman-Ianni back as Chair |
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| Mar 20,
2008 | Community Groups to Speak at LHIN Meeting - News Release |
| Family physician, Dr. Andrea Steen, will speak about the eating disorder crisis facing young people in southwestern Ontario, at a special Erie St. Clair LHIN meeting on March 25, 2008. |
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| Mar 7,
2008 | Urgent Priority Funds address ALC issue with new program |
| The Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) has announced an additional $1.4 million in funding to support urgent priorities and growth-related demands throughout the LHIN. |
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| Mar 7,
2008 | Urgent Priority Funds address ALC issue in Essex County |
| The Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) has announced an additional $1.4 million in funding to support urgent priorities and growth-related demands throughout the LHIN. |
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| Mar 7,
2008 | Urgent Priority Funds address ALC issue in Lambton County |
| The Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) has announced an additional $1.4 million in funding to support urgent priorities and growth-related demands throughout the LHIN. |
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| Jan 25,
2008 | StrategiCare '08 |
| The Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) recently met with the Essex County hospital boards to explore an opportunity to engage in a planning exercise to look at local healthcare delivery. |
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| Dec 20,
2007 | LHIN survey seeks community input about senior care |
| In an effort to capture community input from seniors and families who care for them, a survey has been made available at www.eriestclairlhin.on.ca until January 25, 2008. |
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| Nov 29,
2007 | HSMR gives hosptals a new tool to better care |
| The hospitals in the Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) will be included in the first ever national reporting of Hospital Standardized Mortality Rates (HSMR). Today, the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) has released its report on mortality data, which have been collected and verified over the past three years by hospitals nation-wide. |
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| Oct 24,
2007 | LHIN goes to healthcare front line |
| Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) employees are out in the community today experiencing healthcare from the perspective of the front line worker. |
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| Sep 28,
2007 | Windsor-Essex gets opportunity to present to LHIN Board |
| The second of three Public Board Meetings of the Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) is set for November 6that The Hospice Centre of Windsor-Essex. |
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| Aug 30,
2007 | LHIN Annual Report - a showcase of local talent |
| The Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) released its annual report today titled "Reflections on 2007". |
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| Jul 28,
2007 | LHIN weighs in on Bluewater Health report |
| Following its review of the Dr. Kevin Smith report on Bluewater Health, the Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) is creating an action plan in response to recommendations that are specific to the LHIN, CEO Gary Switzer announced today. |
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| Jun 1,
2007 | LHIN seeks Directors for Board |
| Recruitment to fill vacancies for Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network Board of Directors begins June 2nd with the launch of a recruitment campaign. |
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| May 10,
2007 | Photo contest a winner |
| Talented photographers representing communities from Grand Bend to Windsor welcomed the chance to compete in the Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network’s (LHIN) photo contest. |
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| Apr 18,
2007 | Community gets rare opportunity in radio call-in show |
| Chatham-Kent residents will get a rare opportunity to take their healthcare questions to three important figures this Saturday, April 21st. AM630 CFCO 92.9FM will host a live, on-location call-in show from the Downtown Chatham Centre at 11:00AM. |
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| Apr 12,
2007 | Photo contest taps into the heart of healthcare |
| In an attempt to assemble the best images of the region and its people, the Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network has organized a photo contest. |
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| Apr 5,
2007 | Public called upon to present to LHIN Board |
| The call for public delegations is out. The Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) is looking to hear from residents at its upcoming Public Board Meeting in Sarnia on May 22nd. |
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| Mar 30,
2007 | Erie St. Clair LHIN takes on increased responsibility of local health system to improve care for Ontarians |
| The Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) will be celebrating a critical milestone. Effective April 1, LHINs will assume their full responsibilities of planning, funding and integrating local health services. |
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| Feb 15,
2007 | Erie St. Clair LHIN Increasing Community-Based Care in Area |
| The Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) is increasing access to community health services in its service area for patients who no longer need acute hospital care but instead need long-term or community-based care, Michael Hurry, Acting Vice Chair announced today. |
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| Dec 1,
2006 | Book Launch: Local Health Care is IN OUR Hands |
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| Nov 30,
2006 | The Erie St Clair LHIN releases first healthcare plan |
| The Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) has released its plan to improve local health services. |
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| May 4,
2006 | Erie St. Clair LHIN names critical care leader |
| Dr. Michael Sharpe will be named as the critical care leader for the Erie St. Clair LHIN, Gary Switzer, CEO of the LHIN announced today. |
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| May 4,
2006 | Ontario Governement's strategy to improve critical care services |
| On January 30, 2006 the Ontario government announced a $90-million critical care strategy aimed at improving the access, quality and system integration in the delivery of critical care services in the province. |
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| May 4,
2006 | Provincial lead and LHIN leader bios |
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| Apr 10,
2006 | LHIN Board of Directors recruits |
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| Apr 10,
2006 | McGuinty Government announces new LHIN Board memebers |
| The McGuinty government has appointed 39 new board members to the province's 14 Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs), Health and Long-Term Care Minister George Smitherman announced today. |
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| Feb 3,
2006 | LHIN announces office location and new team |
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| 2008 - 03 - 06 - URGENT PRIORITY FUNDS ADDRESS ALC ISSUE IN LAMBTON COUTY |
| Bluewater Health receives funding for new transitional beds. |
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| 2008 - 03 - 06 - URGENT PRIORITY FUNDS ADDRESS ALC ISSUE WITH NEW PROGRAM - leamington |
| LDMH receives funding for In-patient Case Management Pilot |
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| 2008 - 11 - 12 - Dr. William Sibbald Award for Excellence in Patient Safety |
| The Dr. William Sibbald Award for Excellence in Patient Safety recognizes excellence and innovation in the development and implementation of patient safety initiatives across the healthcare system. The Ontario Government is pleased to announce that the Award program has been expanded for 2008, with two $25,000 and five $5,000 awards to be granted. |
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| 2009 - 01 - 30 - News Release - Consultant's Report Available to the Public |
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| 2009 - 04 - 23 - Two priorities in health care |
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| 2009 - 11 - 30 - News Release - NEW THREE-YEAR PLAN WILL GUIDE HEALTH .pdf |
| The plan, titled Navigating Change in the Right Lane, targets five strategic directions: |
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| 2010 - 08 - 18 - Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic - Sarnia - Backgrounder |
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| Integration Order MOW Nov 6 2007 |
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| Meals on Wheels |
| The Future of Meals on Wheels Looks Brighter Then Ever The Chatham Meals on Wheels and St. Andrew's Residence has teamed up to form positive alliance, one that will ensure the ongoing success of the program. By integrating these two |
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