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NSM LHIN Leadership Council

On October 8^th, the LHIN hosted the first NSM LHIN Leadership Council meeting. North Simcoe Muskoka is experiencing exciting and challenging times. The Council will serve as a catalyst to bring together a wide range of executive level representatives from across our health care sector to align in achieving our overall goal of better health care across the continuum.

North Simcoe Muskoka Health-’e’ Tactical Plan 2009-2010

Ontario’s eHealth Strategy for 2009-2010 will deliver a comprehensive, person-focused, secure and private electronic system that will improve the way people receive care. In support of that goal, eHealth Ontario (eHO) issued a call for proposals in August for projects to be funded and implemented over the next six to twelve months.

Congratulations!

The North Simcoe Muskoka LHIN would like to congratulate Marie Lloyd.

Toward an Integrated Regional Falls Program for Seniors in North Simcoe Muskoka

Unintentional falls are the leading cause of injury and accidental death among Canadians over age 65. 2004/2005 data showed that in Ontario a senior visited an Emergency Department every 10 minutes and was hospitalized every 30 minutes as the result of a fall. Almost half of falls in seniors result in a minor injury and 5-25% lead to serious injury (i.e. fracture, sprain). Falls cause more than 90% of all hip fractures. 20% of seniors die within one year of a hip fracture.

Balance of Care Project

The North Simcoe Muskoka (NSM) Balance of Care (BoC) project was commissioned by the NSM Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) to inform its Supportive Living (SL) initiative. The SL initiative aims to maintain older persons “at risk” of loss of independence safely and cost-effectively in the community.

Meals of Wheels Program

Over a two month period, Royal Victoria Hospital in collaboration with Barrie Red Cross Meals on Wheels (MOW) completed a needs assessment looking at the effectiveness of, interest in and requirements for a more comprehensive Meals on Wheels deliver model including identification and screening for nutritional risk both individually and community wide.

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November 23, 2009 NSM LHIN Board Meeting - BW Mariposa Inn, Orillia
November 25, 2009 NSM LHIN Leadership Council Meeting - LHIN Office, Orillia
December 7, 2009 NSM LHIN Board Retreat - Collingwood

Have a comment or question about an activity or initiative in the North Simcoe Muskoka LHIN ? Send it to northsimcoemuskoka@lhins.on.ca. We appreciate all feedback, and in our quarterly Lhinformer newsletter, we’ll feature a comment or query in this section.

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L3V 7V1

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