| Date | Title |
| Apr 19,
2010 | NSM LHIN Board of Directors Appointment |
| Board Chair Ruben Rosen is pleased to announce the appointment of Richard (Rick) Antaya to the Board of the North Simcoe Muskoka Local Health Integration Network. |
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| Mar 5,
2010 | McGuinty Government Helps Recruit More Doctors |
| Ontario is improving access to health care with two new programs that will help communities that have traditionally had the hardest time recruiting doctors. |
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| Mar 5,
2010 | Doctor Recruitment And Retention Program Consultations |
| The Ontario government held consultations on the proposed redesign of doctor recruitment and retention initiatives over the summer of 2009 and included stakeholders, communities and other partners. |
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| Mar 5,
2010 | Increasing The Availability Of Doctors In Ontario |
| The Ontario government is introducing two new initiatives, the Northern and Rural Recruitment and Retention Initiative and the Postgraduate Return of Service Program, which will attract doctors to communities where they are needed. |
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| Feb 12,
2010 | NSM LHIN ICT eHealth Framework Project |
| The NSM LHIN is announcing the launch of the Information and Communications Technologies and eHealth (ICT/eHealth) Framework project as a key enabler of the Integrated Health System Design (IHSD) initiative. |
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| Feb 11,
2010 | Hospice Huntsville Announces New Executive Director |
| Hospice Huntsville is pleased to announce that Beverly Lashbrook has been appointed Executive Director. |
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| Feb 5,
2010 | Emergency Supplies Donated To Haiti |
| Ontario is donating much-needed emergency medical supplies to World Vision Canada to assist with relief efforts in Haiti. Medical supplies are urgently needed to help provide critical health care to survivors of the January 12th earthquake. |
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| Feb 3,
2010 | Increasing Access To Modern Long-Term Care Homes |
| Residents in long-term care homes can look forward to more modern and comfortable living as the province redevelops more than 4,100 beds across Ontario. |
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| Feb 3,
2010 | Modernizing Long-Term Care Beds In Ontario |
| Ontario is modernizing 4,183 beds at 37 long-term care homes across the province. |
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| Feb 2,
2010 | Docs on Ice Tournament and CGMH |
| Communities serviced by the Collingwood G&M Hospital are coming together April 8–10, 2010 to co-host the 28th Annual Docs On Ice Charity Hockey Tournament. This unique tournament will draw about 800 physicians and medical students for a fun weekend of hockey. |
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| Feb 2,
2010 | Short-Listed Teams Invited to Submit Bids on MHCP Project |
| Infrastructure Ontario and Mental Health Centre Penetanguishene (MHCP), have released a request for proposals (RFP) to three companies short-listed to design, build, finance and maintain a new, state-of-the-art forensic mental health facility that will be built on the hospital’s existing site. |
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| Feb 2,
2010 | MHCP Project Backgrounder |
| In August 2009, Infrastructure Ontario, Mental Health Centre Penetanguishene and the Ministry of Health and Long-term Care began the process to pre-qualify teams to design, build, finance and maintain a new, state-of-the-art forensic mental health facility that will be built on the hospital’s existing site. |
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| Feb 2,
2010 | New Chair of eHealth Ontario Confirmed |
| Ontario has confirmed Raymond Hession as the new Chair of eHealth Ontario’s board of directors for a three-year term. The appointment, made by Order-In-Council, took effect February 1, 2010. |
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| Jan 26,
2010 | NSM LHIN Selects Integrated Health System Design Consultant |
| At their meeting on January 11, 2010, the North Simcoe Muskoka LHIN Board of Directors approved the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP to work with the LHIN and its stakeholders over the next twelve months to create an Integrated Health System Design for North Simcoe Muskoka.. |
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| Jan 20,
2010 | Hospice Simcoe and NSM Palliative Care Network Share Executive Director |
| Hospice Simcoe (HS) and North Simcoe Muskoka Palliative Care Network (NSMPCN) are pleased to announce the appointment of a shared Executive Director. |
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| Jan 7,
2010 | New Robotic Technology Another Cancer Care First at RVH |
| RVH is the first hospital in Canada to purchase the Robotic Intravenous Automation System, better known as RIVA. The system will be installed in the hospital’s new pharmacy, to be located in the Simcoe Muskoka Regional Cancer Centre, part of RVH’s Phase 1 Expansion Project. |
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| Jan 7,
2010 | RVH Partners with Telus |
| Royal Victoria Hospital has launched a state-of-the-art human resource information system as it prepares to begin the largest employee recruitment drive in the history of the region. The new TELUS Sourcing Solutions technology dramatically streamlines the hospital’s human resource functions such as payroll … |
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| Dec 8,
2009 | Mental Health Centre Penetanguishene Project Attracts Industry Interest |
| Mental Health Centre Penetanguishene (MHCP) and Infrastructure Ontario today announced the companies short-listed to design, build, finance and maintain a new, state-of-the-art mental health care facility that will be built on the hospital’s existing site. |
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| Dec 4,
2009 | Operational Audit of Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare Now Available to the Public |
| The Final Operational Audit Report on Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) has been received and accepted by the MAHC board of directors and is now available to the public online at www.mahcrecovery.ca and at www.nsmlhin.on.ca. |
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| Dec 2,
2009 | NSM LHIN Launches Second Integrated Health Service Plan |
| The North Simcoe Muskoka Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) today launched its second Integrated Health Service Plan (IHSP) entitled “Working Together to Achieve Better Health, Better Care, Better Value”. The IHSP is the LHIN’s three-year strategic plan that aligns with provincial Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care strategic directions. |
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| Dec 1,
2009 | Improving Patient Care in Ontario |
| Ontario has passed Third Reading of Bill 179 that would improve access to health care for Ontarians by allowing care providers to use all of their training to perform their jobs and to work more effectively in teams. |
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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 people who develop the disease. The province is announcing targets to ensure that Ontario’s Diabetes Strategy is producing results for Ontarians. |
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| Nov 12,
2009 | Ontario Standing Up to Diabetes Education Sites |
| This chart identifies which Family Health Teams, Community Health Centres and other community/health care organizations are being funded to host a diabetes education team ... |
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| Nov 12,
2009 | Ontario Standing Up to Diabetes Backgrounder |
| Ontario has set targets and is tracking progress in its fight against diabetes: These targets include ensuring all people with diabetes have access to a primary health care provider .... |
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| Oct 21,
2009 | Ontario Will Offer H1N1 Vaccine October 26 |
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| Oct 21,
2009 | Ontario Will Offer H1N1 Vaccine October 26 Backgrounder |
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| Oct 15,
2009 | NSM LHIN CEO Appoints Senior Director |
| Chief Executive Officer Bernie Blais today announced the appointment of Tim Berry as Senior Director, Finance and Risk Management of the North Simcoe Muskoka Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) effective November 9, 2009. |
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| Oct 7,
2009 | North Simcoe Muskoka LHIN Hospices Receive Green Light |
| North Simcoe Muskoka LHIN CEO, Bernie Blais, speaking at the 7th Annual Fall Palliative Care Conference today, announced funding for two residential hospices in North Simcoe Muskoka. |
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| Oct 1,
2009 | Hospitals to Use Surgical Safety Checklist |
| Ontario is enhancing patient safety by requiring all hospitals to use a surgical safety checklist, beginning in January 2010. The checklist will build on the government’s patient safety indicator initiative that was launched in May 2008, and currently ... |
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| Sep 15,
2009 | Ontario Proposes Improvements for Long-Term Care Home Residents |
| Ontario is releasing the second part of the proposed draft regulation under the Long-Term Care Homes Act, 2007 for a 30-day public consultation. The proposed draft regulation is part of the province's efforts to improve the care of more than 75,000 residents and to strengthen the accountability of the long-term care home sector. |
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| Aug 17,
2009 | Request for Qualifications Issued for Mental Health Centre Penetanguishene Project |
| Mental Health Centre Penetanguishene (MHCP) and Infrastructure Ontario released a request for qualifications (RFQ) today to design, build, finance and maintain a new, state-of-the-art mental health care facility that will be built on the hospital’s existing site. |
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| Jul 13,
2009 | Supportive Housing for Ontario Addictions Programs |
| North Simcoe Muskoka Local Health Integraiton Network is pleased to announce 8 units in Barrie to help people living with addictions increase stability and security in their lives, and to reduce pressure on hospital emergency rooms. Canadian Mental Health Association, Barrie will be receiving $107,600 to provide rent supplements and support for people with addictions problems. |
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| Jul 13,
2009 | Supportive Housing for People with Substance Use Issues |
| This client-centered supportive housing program includes services based on the “Housing First” model for a harm-reduction. This model provides supportive housing to homeless people with substance abuse issues, whether or not they are enrolled in treatment programs. The housing is integrated into the community so that clients can feel safe and secure in the housing environment. |
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| May 22,
2009 | Providing Better Access to ER Services |
| The North Simcoe Muskoka Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) is receiving funding through the province’s ER Strategy for a number of initiatives to reduce emergency room wait times and improve patient satisfaction. Of the $82 million province-wide investment for 2009-10, North Simcoe Muskoka LHIN will benefit through... |
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| May 22,
2009 | NSM Investing in Initiatives to Improve ER Performance |
| The North Simcoe Muskoka Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) is helping 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 19,
2009 | Providing Care at Home and in the Community |
| The North Simcoe Muskoka LHIN is receiving funding to ensure more seniors can continue to live independently, and enable Alternate Level of Care patients currently receiving care in ..... |
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| May 19,
2009 | Investing in More Care for Seniors |
| The NSM LHIN is receiving 2009-10 funding for a numbr of initiatives to help seniors live healthy, independent lives in their own homes, decrease the number of alternate level of care patients in hospitals, increase home care and community services ... |
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| May 13,
2009 | Canada's First ePrescribing Project Launches in NSM |
| The North Simcoe Muskoka LHIN is excited that the Georgian Bay Family Health Team (GBFHT) was one of two sites selected for participation in eHealth Ontario’s ePrescribing Demonstration Project. The Group Health Centre in Sault Ste. Marie was the other Ontario site chosen to participate. |
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| May 5,
2009 | NSM LHIN Welcomes New CEO |
| On Monday, April 27th the NSM LHIN Board of Directors hosted a ‘Meet and Greet’ for new Chief Executive Officer, Bernie Blais. The event was held at the Best Western Mariposa Inn in Orillia and was a resounding success! Over 100 people were in attendance to hear Board Chair ... |
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| Feb 19,
2009 | Ontario Targets Shorter ER Wait Times |
| In a one-of-a-kind North American initiative, Ontario is setting clear targets for reducing the total amount of time patients spend in emergency rooms - and is publicly posting data about local ERs online. |
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| Feb 18,
2009 | NSM LHIN Appoints New CEO |
| Board Chair Ruben Rosen today announced the appointment of Bernie Blais as Chief Exexecutive Officer of the North Simcoe Muskoka LHIN effective March 1, 2009. |
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| Feb 12,
2009 | Ontarians Connect to More Health Care Options |
| For the first time, information about local health services is available in a single place: www.ontario.ca/healthcareoptions. Using this site, people can find the nearest walk-in and after-hours clinics, urgent care centres, family health teams, general practitioners and emergency rooms by typing in their postal codes. |
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| Dec 30,
2008 | Ontario Reports Three More Patient Safety Indicators |
| Ontario is now reporting three more patient safety indicators as part of a comprehensive plan for unprecedented transparency in the province’s hospitals. By visiting www.ontario.ca/patientsafety, Ontarians now have access to bacteraemia infection rates for ... |
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| Dec 30,
2008 | Reporting c.Difficile Rates in Hospitals |
| Updated Clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD) rates of all hospitals are being published today on the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care’s public website. All CDAD data reported to date are being included today on the public website for the first time since public reporting began in September. |
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| Dec 16,
2008 | Ontario Improving Access to Prostate Cancer Testing |
| Starting in January, 2009, the cost of a Prostate-Specific Antigen test performed at a community laboratory will be covered under the Ontario Health Insurance Plan when it’s ordered by a primary care provider for men who .... |
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| Dec 15,
2008 | CCAC Homecare Services |
| The McGuinty government is ensuring Ontarians receive the highest quality of home care services with a new strategy that includes province-wide quality measures and a public reporting system. The strategy will strengthen the way Community Care Access Centres (CCACs) make arrangements for home care services ... |
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| Dec 15,
2008 | Mental Health Centre Penetanguishene Divestment |
| The divestment of the provincially-run Mental Health Centre Penetanguishene (MHCP) to the new board of Mental Health Centre Penetanguishene Corporation is now complete -- keeping services and jobs in the community. |
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| Dec 3,
2008 | Huronia District and Penetanguishene General Hospitals |
| December 1 was a very important day at local hospitals – it marked the first day of a new, single hospital corporation in North Simcoe. The integration of Penetanguishene General Hospital (PGH) and Huronia District Hospital (HDH) has been completed by Dr. Kevin Smith, Hospital Supervisor appointed by the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) in October 2007. |
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| Dec 3,
2008 | Huronia District Hospital New Board |
| Huronia District Hospital supervisor Dr. Kevin Smith has announced the membership of the new Board of Directors of Huronia District Hospital. |
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| Oct 27,
2008 | Improving Quality of Life in Long-Term Care Homes |
| Ontario is making it easier for residents to move to another long-term care (LTC) 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. The highest priority will be given to residents who are seeking to be reunited .... |
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| Oct 22,
2008 | Fall Economic Statement |
| In its 2008 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review released today, the government revised the province’s projected economic growth outlook for 2008 to 0.1 per cent, down from the 1.1 per cent forecast in the 2008 Budget last March. As a result, projected revenue will .... |
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| Oct 17,
2008 | Better Access to General Surgery |
| Ontario is setting the most aggressive wait time targets for general surgeries in Canada as part of an expansion of its successful Wait Time Strategy. General surgery targets are being set for procedures such as .... |
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| Oct 14,
2008 | NSM LHIN Looks to New Moms |
| The North Simcoe Muskoka Local Health Integration Network (NSM LHIN) is leading discussions on obstetrical services with stakeholders, working to develop a strategy that will ensure obstetrics and newborn care are ... |
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| Sep 29,
2008 | e-Health Ontario |
| eHealth Ontario will bring together the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care’s eHealth program and the province’s Smart Systems for Health Agency (SSHA) under one banner. Three key eHealth priorities have been identified for the next few years including a Diabetes Registry, an eHealth Portal to centralize health information on an easily accessible web site, and ePrescribing which will ... |
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| Sep 29,
2008 | e-Health Ontario Board Backgrounder |
| 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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| Aug 19,
2008 | North Simcoe Muskoka LHIN - PSW Allocation |
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| Aug 19,
2008 | McGuinty Government Adds 873 Personal Support Workers |
| Ontario is providing $23.3 million to support the creation of 873 personal support worker positions in long-term care homes. This will increase the average paid hours of direct daily care per resident to 3.26 hours this year ... |
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| Aug 19,
2008 | Personal Support Workers - Provincial Funding Distribution |
| Personal care and support refers to a range of essential daily activities that help maintain physical well-being. The new PSWs will increase the average paid hours of direct, daily care per resident to 3.26 hours this year.... |
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| Jul 25,
2008 | Complex Continuing Care Initiative |
| In an effort to provide safer, consistent, more appropriate care throughout the region, hospitals within the North Simcoe Muskoka Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) continue to build a regional ... |
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| Jun 20,
2008 | Aging at Home Strategy Launches in North Simcoe Muskoka |
| Standing in front of 6 new Dodge Caravans that will provide area seniors with rides to appointments, Aileen Carroll, Minister of Culture and Minister Responsible for Seniors, MPP Barrie, today announced .... |
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| Jun 20,
2008 | North Simcoe Muskoka Aging at Home Initiatives |
| North Simcoe Muskoka LHIN has recently received funding from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care for 18 seniors' health service proposals under the Aging at Home Strategy .... |
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| Jun 20,
2008 | Aging at Home Backgrounder - Vans |
| North Simcoe Muskoka LHIN is receiving 6 vans which will provide an estimated 8,328 rides.... |
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| Apr 14,
2008 | Funding for North Simcoe Muskoka Hospitals |
| In 2008-09 patients in North Simcoe Muskoka will benefit from an investment of $343 million in hospital funding. This includes increases in base funding to all public hospitals as well as $4.5 million towards the local Wait Time Strategy... |
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| Apr 13,
2008 | Funding Boost for Ontario Hospitals |
| New beds, more surgeries, and lower wait times are being targeted with a $667.2 million funding boost for Ontario hospitals - a 4.9% increase over last year. |
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| Apr 13,
2008 | Hospital Funding Boost by LHIN |
| Ontario is investing an additional $667.2 million in the province's hospitals this fiscal year for a total of $14.4 billion .... |
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| Apr 13,
2008 | Hospital Funding Boost Backgrounder |
| Ontario is increasing funding for hospitals by 4.9 per cent for the 2008-09 fiscal year. This investment includes increases in base funding to all hospitals as well as $295 million in targeted funding in four key areas. |
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| Mar 31,
2008 | Increase in Network Bandwidth Enabled by Smart Systems for Health Agency |
| Smart Systems for Health Agency (SSHA) today announced that more than 20 of the largest health care organizations in the North Simcoe Muskoka Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) have received increased network bandwidth enabling them to ... |
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| Mar 3,
2008 | Ministry-LHIN Effectiveness Review - Going Forward |
| With the establishment of Local Health Integration Networks, Ontario's health care transformation is unique in Canada. From the beginning, it was positioned as an evolutionary process... |
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| Feb 11,
2008 | Hospital Infrastructure Renewal Fund |
| New nursing call systems, roof replacements, upgrades to fire-alarm systems and improving heating and ventilations systems are among the upgrades to hospitals across the province that will help them offer higher .... |
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| Feb 11,
2008 | Hospital Infrastructure Renewal Fund Backgrounder |
| The McGuinty government is investing over $36 million in 2007/08 for infrastructure upgrades at Ontario’s hospitals. |
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| Nov 26,
2007 | McGuinty Government Recognizes the Importance of French Language Health Services |
| The McGuinty government is creating a new advisory council on health care issues facing the province’s Francophone community, Deputy Premier and Health and Long-Term Care Minister George Smitherman ... |
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| Nov 26,
2007 | French Language Health Services Advisory Council |
| The Local Health System Integration Act (LHSIA) requires the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care to establish a French Language Health Services Advisory Council to advise the Minister on health ... |
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| Nov 15,
2007 | Improving Access to Acute Mental Care |
| North Simcoe-Muskoka residents will benefit from improved access to acute mental health and addiction beds as a new electronic bed registry is launched this month ... |
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| Oct 4,
2007 | Dr. Kevin Smith Appointed Supervisor at HDH |
| Dr. Smith's academic and professional expertise includes health administration, health professional education, with a particular interest in productivity, creativity and efficiency in ... |
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| Oct 4,
2007 | Supervisor Appointed at Huronia District Hospital |
| The Ontario government has appointed Dr. Kevin Smith, President and CEO of St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, as supervisor at Huronia District Hospital to help resolve ... |
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| Aug 28,
2007 | Aging At Home Strategy |
| The McGuinty government is launching an Aging At Home Strategy that will transform community health care services so that seniors can live healthy, independent lives in their own homes .... |
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| Aug 28,
2007 | Aging At Home Backgrounder |
| The government is expanding community living options for seniors by investing more than $700 million over three years in an .... |
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| Jun 21,
2007 | McGuinty Government Working with Physicians Backgrounder |
| The Physician Services Framework Agreement, signed in 2004 by the OMA and the MOHLTC, includes a commitment to address issues identified .... |
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| Jun 21,
2007 | McGuinty Government Working with Physicians |
| The McGuinty Government, working with Ontario's doctors, has made significant progress since 2003 to increase .... |
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| Jun 8,
2007 | McGuinty Government Investing in Hospitals Backgrounder |
| The Ontario government is investing an additional $495 million in Ontario's hospitals this fiscal year to a total of .... |
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| Jun 8,
2007 | McGuinty Government Investing in Hospitals |
| After four years in office, the McGuinty government is renewing public health care in Ontario with a 28.3 per cent increase in funding that enables hospitals to deliver .... |
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| May 22,
2007 | NSM Wait Time Strategy |
| New data shows the Ontario government's Wait Time Strategy is reuslting in decreases in wait times for key health services in the NSM LHIN .... |
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| Mar 29,
2007 | NSM Takes on Increased Responsibilities |
| The North Simcoe Muskoka Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) is celebrating a critical milestone. Effective April 1, the LHIN will assume full responsibility for ... |
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| Dec 1,
2006 | December 2006 Newsletter |
| The past year has been one filled with excitement and energy, as we engaged healthcare providers and community residents ... |
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| May 4,
2006 | Dr. Guilio DiDiodato Named NSM Critical Care Leader |
| 210 Memorial Avenue, Suites 127-130 Orillia, ON L3V 7V1 Tel : 705-326-7750 Fax: 705-326-1392 210, avenue Memorial, bureaux 127-130 Orillia, ON L3V 7V1 Tl : 705-326-7750 Tlc : 705-326-1392 May 4, 2006 NORTH SIMCOE MUSKOKA LHIN NAMES CRITICAL CARE LEADER Dr. Giulio DiDiodato Will Help Implement Provincial Plan To Improve |
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