The Ontario government will spend $300,000 on the Nipissing Wellness Ontario Health Team so it can "advance toward maturity and potential designation to improve patient outcomes by bringing services together and help people more easily navigate the local health care system."
“We are proud of all the hard work done by Nipissing Wellness OHT to advance our local healthcare services so that people in our community will have an enhanced continuity of care, and will be better able to navigate their path within our healthcare system,” said MPP Vic Fedeli.
"Nipissing Wellness Ontario Health Team members remain highly committed to driving system transformation in collaboration with our provincial colleagues," said Wendy Clute-Smith, OHT Executive Lead, Transformation and Strategy.
OHTs will be supported by the ministry, Ontario Health, and broader support partners to meet a set of standardized milestones on a rapid timeline. This will include expectations to:
- create a not-for-profit corporation
- establish a primary care network that will support the OHT in implementing provincial priorities
- standardize back-office supports
- develop a home care readiness plan for the eventual delivery of home care.
The Ontario government has provided an initial investment of approximately $300K for the last two quarters of this fiscal year to jumpstart implementation. In addition, the OHT will receive funding this year to implement heart failure and COPD integrated clinical pathways.
