Morning Coffee – By Aaron Hall, is sponsored by Country Style in Wallaceburg:
Wallaceburg, Walpole Island, Dresden and other Chatham-Kent communities are set to be a part of a new sub-region for the Erie-St. Clair Local Health Integration Network.
In fact, reports say the local LHIN approved six new sub-regions that were recently mapped out by the LHIN’s board of directors.
Reports say the new sub-regions, include:
– Walpole Island, Wallaceburg, Dresden, Thamesville, Ridgetown, Bothwell, Erieau
– Chatham, Blenheim, Pain Court, Stoney Point, Tilbury
– Sarnia-Lambton
– Windsor
– Amherstburg, Lakeshore, Tecumseh
– Essex, Leamington, Wheatley, Kingsville
The changes are set to take effect when, and if, Ontario’s Patient’s First legislation is passed at Queen’s Park.
LHIN officials say the changes are being made as a means to improve health system planning, coordination, and evaluation, and ultimately to ensure that the residents improve their health status.
“While Erie – St. Clair residents can continue to receive health care wherever they need it, focusing on smaller areas to plan health service delivery makes sense: our region is large, diverse, and is a unique mix of urban and rural areas,” LHIN officials stated.
“We know that health care needs and the way we access health care services vary among people living in different parts of our region.”
LHIN officials said with the goal of improved patient and client health outcomes, sub-regions will help them to:
– Effectively plan, evaluate, and improve our local health care system
– Focus on delivering and providing access-to-care based on community needs
– Improve care coordination and support easier transitions for patients between acute, primary, home and community, and long-term care settings
– Improve population health and equity in health outcomes
The public had an opportunity to provide input during the process, as two webinars were held recently.
Watch for more on this story, as the local health care saga continues.
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