Investment Will Help 5 Healthcare Facilities Continue to Provide High-Quality Care Ontario is providing $175 million in 2016–17 to hospitals across the province — an increase of $50 million over last year’s funding — to keep them in a state of good repair so patients can continue to receive [Read more]
Thunder Bay region to receive $2 million in increased funding for home and community care This investment will help clients and caregivers most in need, including $80 million for enhanced home care and $20 million for caregiver respite. Home care patients and those who care for them will [Read more]
Last month, the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care Eric Hoskins announced the next stage of the Patients First: Action Plan for Health Care, the “Proposal to Strengthen Patient-Centred Health Care in Ontario.” The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care has asked the North West LHIN to [Read more]
New Health Link to Co-ordinate Care for Seniors and Patients with Complex Conditions High needs patients in the City of Thunder Bay Integrated District Network (IDN) will soon benefit from better coordinated care from a new Health Link bringing together all health providers in the community. [Read more]
New Ontario Government Regulating Health Care Options Ontario is making traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture services safer by ensuring that only regulated and qualified practitioners deliver these services. Starting April 1, 2013, traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture practitioners [Read more]
McGuinty Government Strengthening Addiction Programs Across the Province Ontario is increasing access to treatment for people addicted to opioids, including pregnant women and mothers. The McGuinty government is making new investments in prescription narcotic addiction programs, including: Opioid [Read more]
Gravelle and Mauro announce 66 new nursing positions through the NW LHIN Ontario is strengthening the health care system and ensuring residents in Northwestern Ontario receive quality care close to home by creating more than 66 nursing positions. The creation of more nursing positions to ensure [Read more]
