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Ontario Assembly

43rd Parl. 1st Sess.
November 23, 2023 09:00AM
  • Nov/23/23 10:00:00 a.m.
  • Re: Bill 135 

Thank you to my colleagues for their remarks this morning. The Ontario health team in my riding of Burlington was established in 2019, and since that time, has been working together as one coordinated team to provide integrated care to the residents in my community.

I heard the member from Newmarket–Aurora talk about digital health care resources. I just wanted to let you know that the Burlington OHT has created a user-friendly app that helps link residents to health and hospital services, mental health services and palliative care, just to name a few of the options outlined that are available on their app.

I know that there are 12 Ontario health teams that are participating right now. I’m just wondering if you could tell me which other communities were chosen, besides the one in my community of Burlington.

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  • Nov/23/23 10:00:00 a.m.
  • Re: Bill 135 

I’d like to thank the member from Burlington for her question. And yes, we have an initial group of 12 Ontario health teams that have been chosen to accelerate their work to deliver the home care in their communities, and that will be starting in 2025. So to answer the question of the member, the 12 health teams are: the All Nation Health Partners Ontario Health Team, serving Kenora and Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls; of course, her own Burlington Ontario health team; Cou—

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