SUDBURY (Special/Staff) – A proposal to realign some health care delivery is now on the table.Among the recommendations in Patients First – A Proposal to Strengthen Patient-Centred Health Care in Ontario is the takeover of community care access centre (CCAC) services by local health integration networks.
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“Care close to home”
Hospital launching strategic planning processDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – As Temiskaming Hospital plots where it wants to be in three to five years, it’s adopted the theme of “care close to home.”The statement is an important part “of where we need to go,” said
Exercising independence for older adults
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – A chair, an exercise band, and an upbeat leader on a screen – they’re all the gear required for an exercise program targeting older adults.They were also enough to draw 11 women and men to Riverside Place at 9 a.m. on
Fit for duty
OPP Fitness challenge promoted at Temiskaming detachmentSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter Temiskaming Detachment OPP Staff Sergeant Athena Lacarte shows her strength by pushing a weighted
Good weather + early dark = difficulty seeing children on streets
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART — The weather wasß exceptionally pleasant this November, and even after the time change early in the month, there has been plenty of reason for kids to go outside to get some fresh air and activity.But in Englehart, that has translated into children
Falling for injury prevention
DISTRICT (Special/Staff) – Temiskaming is taking another step towards preventing seniors from suffering life-threatening falls.The Timiskaming Health Unit is joining its four counterparts in the Northeast as well as other community agencies in the Stay on Your Feet initiative.It’ll include education campaigns alerting older adults to the
Care providers celebrate French-language services
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Special) – As Ontario marks the four-hundredth anniversary of francophone presence in the province, the region’s health care providers recently celebrated their provision of French language services.The North East Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) has 41 providers designated under provincial legislation that guarantees services in French.