A collaboration of over 60 health system partners from the Arnprior, North Grenville, Carleton Place, Almonte and West Ottawa regions reached an important milestone today in their application to become an Ontario Health Team (OHT), with the Ministry of Health officially approving their application.
The move comes the same day as the Province gave its nod to the Network 24 Health Team, representing central and western areas of Renfrew County.
Although the Four Rivers Team got an earlier start, it went through three iterations before Queen’s Park was satisfied with the urban-rural balance and requested the Kemptville area be added.
OHTs, being formed across the province, are teams of health and community support services providers that are accountable for delivering coordinated care to a defined geographic population.
They are being developed as part of the government’s health system plan and People’s Healthcare Act, 2019.
They bring together health care services such as primary care, hospitals, public health, long term care, home and community care, and community support services under one umbrella to help people more easily get the right care, at the right time, in the right place.
In its first year, the new OHT will focus on improving mental health and addictions services.
The Four Rivers name may be transitional, as the OHT steering committee is currently seeking input from lived experience partners and providers on a new name that will represent the population.
A rule of thumb for Renfrew County residents is that communities from Braeside east fall within Four Rivers jurisdiction, whereas the Network 24 Health Team encompasses central and western Renfrew County.
The following organizations are participants in the newly approved Ontario Health Team: Almonte Family Health Organization; Arnprior and District Family Health Team, Arnprior Regional Health; Arnprior-Braeside-McNab Seniors at Home Program; Bayfield Manor; Bayshore HealthCare; Beckwith Family Health Organization; Beth Donovan Hospice; Bruyère; Carefor Health and Community Services; Carleton Place Family Health Organization; Champlain Region Family Council Network; Children’s Mental Health of Leeds Grenville; ComForCare Ottawa; Communicare Therapy; Community Living North Grenville; County of Renfrew Paramedic Service; Dementia Society of Ottawa and Renfrew County; Eastern Ontario Regional Laboratory Association; French Language Health Services Network of Eastern Ontario; Greater Arnprior Seniors Council; Champlain LHIN Home and Community Care; Hospice Care Ottawa; J.W. MacIntosh Community Support Services; Kemptville and District Home Support Inc.; Kemptville District Hospital; Kemptville Health and Wellness; Kemptville Medical Centre; Kemptville Pride; Leeds and Grenville Paramedic Services; Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit; Manotick Medical Centre; Med Team Inc. Family Health Group; Municipality of North Grenville; Olde Forge Community Resource Centre; OMNI Health Care; Osgoode Village Family Health Organization; Ottawa Lifestyle Medicine; Ottawa Paramedic Services; Ottawa Public Health; Ottawa Valley Family Health Team; Ottawa West Community Support; Parents’ Lifeline of Eastern Ontario; Pathways Alcohol and Drug Treatment Services; Phoenix Centre for Children and Families; Pinecrest Queensway Community Health Centre; Queensway Carleton Hospital; Recovery Care; Renfrew County and District Health Unit; Richmond Medical Clinic; Rideau Crossing Health Services; Rideau Valley Health Services; Rideauwood Addictions and Family Services; Rural Ottawa South Support Services; SE Health Care; Sienna Living; South Gate Church; The Royal Ottawa; West Carleton Family Health Team; and Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre.
