| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| Jan 15,
2010 | Enhancing Francophone Input Into Health Care Services - News |
| McGuinty Government Supports New Francophone Planning Entities |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| Dec 11,
2009 | New Family Health Teams on the Way |
| McGuinty Government Improving Access To Health Care. Ontario is creating 19 new Family Health Teams across the province to provide better access to family health care. |
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| Dec 11,
2009 | Family Health Teams - Backgrounder |
| Ontario is continuing to improve access to family health care and reduce the number of Ontarians who don’t have a family physician. A key part of this strategy is the creation of 50 new Family Health Teams (FHTs) and 25 new Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinics. |
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| Dec 8,
2009 | CCAC announces interim management agreement |
| Ottawa, December 8, 2009 -- The Champlain Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) Board of Directors has approved an executive leadership agreement with The Ottawa Hospital, facilitated by the Champlain Local Health Integration Network (LHIN). |
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| Dec 8,
2009 | Backgrounder: CCAC Interim Management Agreement |
| The Champlain Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) connects clients with the care they need, at home and in the community. The CCAC allows clients to stay at home longer by providing care at home, and by coordinating care in the community. |
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| Nov 20,
2009 | FACs close after providing care to thousands |
| Ottawa – After serving nearly 3,000 people, most flu assessment centres (FACs) will deactivate their operations at the end of day Friday due to declining demand. One FAC at the Tungasuvvingat Inuit Community Centre will continue to operate. |
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| Nov 12,
2009 | Ontario Standing Up to Diabetes |
| Ontario is taking important steps that will enable more people with diabetes to live healthy lives, while reducing the number of poeple who develop the disease. |
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| Nov 3,
2009 | Flu assessment centres open to take pressure off emergency rooms |
| Six flu assessment centres will open across Ottawa on Wednesday to help respond to rising flu activity in the community and lessen the burden on our local hospital emergency departments. |
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| Sep 24,
2009 | Collaborative Review of Champlain Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) Released |
| The report has 17 recommendations organized into six groups. |
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| Aug 24,
2009 | Champlain LHIN and Eastern Counties - Working Together for Optimal Hospital Care |
| The Eastern Counties Hospital Clinical Services Distribution Plan is being developed as part of the Champlain LHIN's goal to establish an integrated hospital system across our region. |
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| Aug 13,
2009 | One-Stop Health Care for Ottawa Families |
| McGunity Government Supports Orléans Family Health Hub Project |
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| Jul 13,
2009 | Supportive Housing for Ontario Addictions Programs |
| The Champlain LHIN is pleased to announce 72 new supportive housing units in our region 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 13,
2009 | Supportive Housing for People with Substance Use Issues - Backgrounder |
| 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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| Jun 29,
2009 | Ontario Adding New Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinics |
| The Ontario government is inviting applications from health care providers and/or community-based groups to establish a total of eight Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinics in Ontario. The call for applications closes on July 30, 2009. |
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| Jun 23,
2009 | Ontario Improving Access to Family Health Care |
| Ontario is calling for applications for 19 new Family Health Teams (FHTs) as part of the government’s commitment to create 50 new FHTs. |
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| May 22,
2009 | News Release - Champlain LHIN investing in initiatives to improve emergency room performance |
| "Reducing wait times in emergency rooms is one of our key priorities. We are taking action on a number of fronts. The aim is to improve the efficiency of hospitals, expand community-based care to prevent visits to the ER, and free up hospital beds by providing more health services in the home." Dr. Robert Cushman, CEO, Champlain Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) |
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| May 22,
2009 | Backgrounder - Champlain LHIN investing in initiatives to improve emergency room performance |
| The Champlain LHIN will provide $4,355,200 in Pay for Results funding to help the region’s hospitals reduce ER wait times and improve patient satisfaction. |
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| May 19,
2009 | Backgrounder - Champlain LHIN Investing in More Care for Seniors |
| The Champlain LHIN is receiving $24,934,799 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 19,
2009 | News Release - Champlain LHIN Investing in More Care for Seniors and Community Services |
| "The Aging at Home strategy is expanding to help even more seniors in the Champlain region stay independent for as long as possible. In addition, new urgent priority investments will improve care in the areas that need it most. To get the greatest impact, we are spending health dollars strategically by focusing on our most needy citizens." Robert Cushman, CEO, Champlain Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) |
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| Apr 15,
2009 | Champlain Health Partners Strengthen Lung Health Services |
| LHIN promotes diagnostic tool, lung patient guide and new services |
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| Apr 3,
2009 | New Health Programs in Renfrew County to Help Seniors |
| Champlain LHIN provides Aging at Home funds for community-based projects. |
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| Feb 24,
2009 | Ontario Improves Access to Bariatric Surgery |
| The Ottawa Hospital to provide 450 surgeries a year |
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| Feb 13,
2009 | Ontarians Connect to More Health Care Options |
| Making it easier to find the health care you need. |
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| Feb 10,
2009 | Improving ER Performance and Access to Community Care |
| Health care options in the Champlain LHIN |
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| Jan 29,
2009 | Champlain LHIN Announces Reviews for Two Hospitals in Eastern Counties |
| Hospital service planning project also approved. |
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| Jan 23,
2009 | Queensway Carleton Hospital Reaches New Heights |
| A major milestone in the construction of a new satellite cancer centre at the Queensway Carleton Hospital... |
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| Dec 19,
2008 | CHEO and Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre Team Up |
| Single leadership of programs delivered at both hospitals |
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| Nov 28,
2008 | New Health Programs in Ottawa East to Help Seniors |
| The Champlain LHIN, in partnership with Bruyère Continuing Care and the Eastern Ottawa Resource Centre, announced funding for three programs serving seniors in the eastern area of Ottawa. |
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| Nov 13,
2008 | Innovative New Programs and Services for Seniors |
| An 'Integrated Falls Prevention Project' and 'Engaging Immigrant Seniors Project' in Ottawa West. |
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| Nov 7,
2008 | New house call program in Prescott Russell |
| The Champlain LHIN is pleased to announce $238,000 in annual funding for a new program called Primary Care Team: Active Living Program/House Calls which serves seniors with complex and chronic medical conditions. |
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| Oct 31,
2008 | New health clinics for seniors' buildings in Eastern Counties |
| Champlain LHIN provides Aging at Home funds for community-based project. |
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| Oct 17,
2008 | Wait Time Strategy Expands |
| McGuinty government sets most aggressive general surgery targets in Canada |
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| Aug 25,
2008 | Grand opening of new Community Health Centre in Bourget, Eastern Counties |
| (News Release only available in French) The new CHC will offer primary health services as well as health prevention and promotion. |
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| Aug 19,
2008 | Increasing direct daily care in long-term care homes |
| Ontario is providing $23.3 million to support the creation of 873 personal support worker positions in long-term care homes. |
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| Jun 23,
2008 | Seniors Get Lift to Healthy, Independent Living |
| "The new seniors' programs and van fleet will allow people to get treatment and services at home, or closer to home," said Marie Fortier, chair of the Champlain LHIN. |
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| Jun 10,
2008 | New Funding for Addictions Treatment and Services |
| Ontario will provide $2.4 million in new funding for addictions services in Ottawa. . . |
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| May 30,
2008 | Ontario's $109 million investment to reduce wait times in the emergency room |
| As part of this initiative, Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) will target funding incentives to improve performance at 23 hospital ERs facing the greatest challenges. |
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| Mar 30,
2007 | Champlain LHIN Takes On Increased Responsibility of Local Health System |
| The Champlain Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) today celebrated a critical milestone. Effective April 1, LHINs assume their full responsibilities of planning, funding and integrating local health services. |
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| Feb 16,
2007 | Champlain LHIN Increasing Community-Based Care |
| $3.9 Million Investment To Help Ease Hospital Overcrowding. The Champlain 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, LHIN CEO Robert Cushman announced today. |
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| May 4,
2006 | Champlain LHIN Names Critical Care Leader |
| Dr. Redouane Bouali will be named the critical care leader for the Champlain LHIN, Dr. Robert Cushman, CEO of the LHIN announced today. The critical care leader will help implement the province’s plan to improve access to |
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