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Health Services Integration Fund (HSIF)
Letters of intent are now being accepted for the upcoming Health Services Integration Funding (HSIF) opportunity.The deadline for Letters of Intent (LOI) is February 17, 2012.
Visit the Health Service Providers page to read more about this initiative and the HSIF Information Session taking place at the Fort William Historical Park in Thunder Bay on January 31 and February 1, 2012.
Integrated Provincial Falls Prevention Framework & Toolkit
Ontario’s Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) and Public Health Units have partnered to develop an Integrated Provincial Falls Prevention Framework & Toolkit to improve quality of life for Ontario seniors aged 65 years and over, and to lessen the impact of falls on the health care system by reducing the number and impact of falls.
Click here to read more about this initiative.
Accomplishments from Year One of the North West LHIN 2010-2013 Integrated Health Services Plan
Click here to view the progress made in each of the 11 priority areas in the IHSP in 2010-11.
Home First Shifts Care of Seniors to HOME
Providing safe and timely care for seniors once their hospital care is complete is making a difference and helping them to go home rather than staying in hospital. Local hospitals, in partnership with the Community Care Access Centre, have implemented Home First, which makes going home from hospital, where most people want to go, the first option. Click here to read more and view a video.
Senior Friendly Care in North West LHIN Hospitals
Hospitals play an essential role in the health and well being of seniors. Seniors are three times more likely to be hospitalized than younger people and receive care in nearly every area of the hospital. However, evidence shows that seniors’ health declines the longer they stay in hospital as a result of complications, lack of activity and infections. This can lead to longer hospital stays and reduce their chances of returning home and regaining their health and independence.
Ontario’s Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) are leading a Senior Friendly Hospital strategy – an initiative to improve seniors’ health and prevent their physical and mental decline in hospital. All adult hospitals in Ontario have completed a Senior Friendly Hospital assessment and summary reports for each LHIN were developed in collaboration with the Regional Geriatric Programs of Ontario. A copy of the summary report on senior friendly care in North West LHIN hospitals can be downloaded by clicking here.
Welcome to the North West LHIN
The North West Local Health Integration Network (LHIN), with its partners, is working towards its vision for the northwest: Healthier people, a strong health system – our future. The North West LHIN is responsible for planning, integrating and funding many local health services, including hospitals, the Community Care Access Centre, community health centres, long-term care homes, community support service agencies and community mental health and addiction services.
Planning, delivering and accessing health services within the northwest can be challenging. We have the lowest population, spread over the largest geographic area. The North West LHIN extends from just west of White River to the Manitoba border and from Hudson Bay in the north down to the United States border. Portions of our Aboriginal population live in remote areas with road access only in the winter; others are accessible only by air.
The North West LHIN believes that local communities best understand their local health care needs and priorities. We are committed to ongoing community engagement and continue to seek knowledge and input in developing local solutions.
By working together, we will succeed at improving the quality of and accessibility to health care services for the residents of Northwestern Ontario.