May 9, 2018 @ 08:14 A new team of health care professionals will provide people living in White River and Pic Mobert First Nation with better access to high-quality health care closer to home. A new Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic will connect people in White River and Pic Mobert with interdisciplinary primary care services, access to nurse practitioners, a registered nurse, ...
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Letter to the Editor – I’m Accountable to You
Feb 2, 2018 @ 11:21 Dear Northerners, Let me tell you about my first day on the job as CEO of the North East Local Health Integration Network (NE LHIN). On the morning of January 22, I spent the first hour of my new job sitting down with my new team of staff. Some were in the room with me, ...
Read More »Northerners join the movement to make healthy change happen in Northeastern Ontario
Dec 21, 2017 @ 08:40 Building a more patient-centred healthcare system is easier when people come together one pledge at a time to make positive health system changes. This year, more than 130 Northerners took part in Change Day Ontario and made pledges to help build a stronger system of care as individual health care workers, health teams, and members ...
Read More »North East LHIN Announces New Chief Executive Officer
Nov 29, 2017 @ 12:41 Following an extensive search throughout the summer and fall, the North East Local Health Integration Network (NE LHIN) is pleased to announce that Jérémy Stevenson will be the new NE LHIN CEO effective January 22, 2018. For the past three years, Jérémy has been President and CEO of the Hôpital de Mattawa Hospital and ...
Read More »NE LHIN announces members of Patient and Family Advisory Committee (PFAC)
Oct 20, 2017 @ 08:07 The North East Local Health Integration Network (NE LHIN) is pleased to announce that 16 Northerners have accepted positions on the LHIN’s first-ever Patient and Family Advisory Committee (PFAC). The first group of advisors includes Sault Ste. Marie resident Rina Clark, Alan Elliot of Echo Bay, and Brenda Lediett of Blind River. The Northeastern ...
Read More »New Directors from Pointe au Baril and Manitoulin Island Appointed to the North East LHIN Board
Two new Directors have been appointed to the North East Local Health Integration Network (NE LHIN) Board – Anne Stewart, of Pointe Au Baril, and Petra Wall, of Spring Bay on Manitoulin Island. “The North East LHIN Board is pleased to welcome two exceptional new directors bringing diverse skills and backgrounds. Anne’s extensive experience working in public health and ...
Read More »Lettre – Merci et Chi-Miigwetch
Jun 12, 2017 @ 14:35 Chers résidents du Nord, Chose certaine, ces sept dernières années au RLISS du Nord-Est n’ont jamais été ennuyeuses! Car, disons-le, pour planifier, intégrer et financer des services de santé pour une population en déclin et vieillissante de plus de 565 000 habitants sur un immense territoire, il faut beaucoup de temps et un ...
Read More »Letter – Thank you, Miigwetch
June 12, 2017 – 14:25 Dear Northerners, One thing is for sure, the past seven years at the North East LHIN have been anything but dull! Let’s face it – planning, integrating, and funding health care services for a declining and aging population of more than 565,000 people living across our huge geography takes time and a lot of important ...
Read More »Three Northeastern Ontario Aboriginal Health Leaders Named North East LHIN Healthy Change Champions
The North East Local Health Integration Network (NE LHIN) has named the Executive Directors of the region’s three Aboriginal Health Access Centres (AHACs) – Gloria Daybutch, Angela Recollet and Pam Williamson – as Healthy Change Champions for their work in advancing the system of care for Aboriginal Northerners. Gloria Daybutch is Chair of the LHIN’s Local Aboriginal Health Committee (LAHC) and ...
Read More »North East LHIN Welcomes Ontario’s First Patient Ombudsman to Sault Ste. Marie
Mar 29, 2017 @ 23:00 Ontario’s Patient Ombudsman, Christine Elliott, is visiting the North East Local Health Integration Network (NE LHIN) this week to learn more about patient-centred initiatives taking place in Northeastern Ontario and educate Northerners about the role of the Ombudsman in the patient complaint process. Hosted by the NE LHIN, Christine Elliott and her team will visit ...
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