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Date	Title
Feb 4, 2010	Increasing Access To Modern Long-Term Care Homes
	Ontario is rebuilding 4,183 existing beds and updating facilities at 37 long-term care homes.

Jan 18, 2010	Cornwall Community Hospital Receives $5 Million Annual Funding Adjustment
	After finding millions of dollars in efficiencies and going through the exercise of an external Peer Review, Cornwall Community Hospital received a 5 million dollar funding adjustment today from the Ministry of Long-Term Care and the Champlain Local Health Integration Network.

Jan 15, 2010	Enhancing Francophone Input Into Health Care Services - News
	McGuinty Government Supports New Francophone Planning Entities

Jan 15, 2010	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. This regulation outlines how the ministry will select French language health planning entities to work with the 14 Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs). The ministry is currently developing the process for selecting entities and will have entities appointed by July 2010.

Dec 16, 2009	Program Launched to Reduce Surgical Wait Times
	Thousands of patients will benefit from a new Regional Hip and Knee Replacement Program that will improve quality of care through better coordination of services.

Date	Title
Nov 21, 2008	Health network funds fall prevention_Kanata Kourier-Standard
	“(The program) aims to prevent unnecessary hospitalizations and premature admission to long-term care homes,” said Marie Fortier, LHIN board chair.

Nov 1, 2008	Health, wellness clinics opening in region_Cornwall Standard-Freeholder
	Seniors trying to live with a sense of independence were bolstered Friday by the news that a number of new health and wellness clinics are coming to the eastern counties.

Oct 3, 2008	Hospital quick response unit swings into action for elderly_The Ottawa Sun
	Health care planners say a new "geriatric quick response" unit opening next month will keep elderly patients in Ottawa from making repeated trips to emergency departments.

Oct 1, 2008	Supporting Our Seniors_The Ottawa Citizen
	Today is International Day for Older Persons −− a good day to take stock of the contributions our seniors make to our community.

Oct 1, 2008	Aging at home cure to hospital woes_The Ottawa Sun
	....the head of Eastern Ontario's governing health body says health care planners need to swim against the public tide and keep the elderly in their homes and out of institutions.