City of Lakes FHT part of Sudbury pilot project for AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics
CTV News Northern Ontario published April 15, 2021 By Alana Everson, CTV News Northern Ontario VideoJournalist SUDBURY — There are some new options opening up for people to get the COVID-19 vaccine. In Sudbury, a family health team is part of a pilot project administering the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. The first vaccination clinic was Monday. “The province […]
Tilbury District FHT takes on the COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
Chatham Daily News published April 14, 2021 By Mark Malone The Tilbury District Family Health Team began giving the AstraZeneca-made vaccine for COVID-19 to its 55-and-older patients this week. Its health team is one of two primary-care providers in Chatham-Kent administering doses as an extension of the province’s pharmacy vaccination program. More are scheduled to be […]
COVID@Home
Shared by the Ministry of Health Last updated June 2, 2021 COVID-19 pandemic has led to unexpected surges in demand on the provincial healthcare system, and healthcare settings across the province face patient capacity constraints, potentially affecting care for all patients. In an effort to ease these constraints on the healthcare system, Ontario Health is […]
Mobilizing Primary Care to Support Hospitals with COVID@Home and Ramping up COVID-19 Vaccinations
Dear triad members, Last night we received a memo from Matt Anderson, President and CEO of Ontario Health, that outlines the severity of the situation in hospitals due to the increase in COVID-19 cases. Ontario is facing a severe crisis with hospital capacity due to the surging number of cases. The positive COVID-19 cases announced […]
Ontario stay-at-home order and the Phase 2 COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan
Dear Executive Directors and Administrative Leads, The third province-wide stay-at-home order took effect today at 12:01 AM. Under the stay-at-home order, primary care teams are encouraged to continue virtual care wherever possible but do not stop or delay in-person care. It remains at a clinician’s discretion to determine if a patient needs to be seen […]
Temagami FHT hosts successful COVID-19 vaccine clinic
The Star article published April 7, 2021 By Jamie Mountain, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter TEMAGAMI – Temagami’s seniors aged 70 and up and priority healthcare workers were some of the latest to receive their first Moderna COVID-19 immunizations. The Temagami Family Health Team, in conjunction with the Timiskaming Health Unit, hosted a one-day vaccine clinic on March […]
Haliburton Highlands FHT vaccination clinic provides relief to elders: ‘overwhelmed and so thankful’
Minden Times article published April 7, 2021 By Sue Tiffin In just eight days, over about 40 hours, a team of people made up of physicians, nurses, paramedics, administrators, roads crew, volunteers and spouses of those team members vaccinated 1,946 people in Haliburton County. “It was a very successful few days,” said Kimberley Robinson, executive director and […]
Stay-At-Home Order Welcome But More Needed
Shared by the Primary Care Collaborative April 7, 2021 – The Primary Care Collaborative welcomes the Ontario Government’s announcement of new provincial measures to stop the alarming spread of COVID-19. While the vaccine rollout continues across the province, we are in a race against the variants, and bold action was needed to protect all Ontarians, […]
Bits & Pieces: respiratory care during COVID-19, Stay-at-Home order and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Respiratory care during COVID-19: what have we learned one year later, Apr. 21 Ontario needs a Stay-at-Home order Member stories Lessons learned from KFLA Moderna community vaccination clinics and more UpToDate discount reminder Evaluation and performance improvement for OHTs CoP and webinar Upcoming events including improving […]
Ontario needs a Stay-at-Home order
Ontario needs a Stay-at-Home order, community vaccination plans, and paid sick leave for ALL workers to stop spread of COVID-19 variants, reduce the burden on health care TORONTO – April 6, 2021 – Amid an alarming rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, the Primary Care Collaborative shares concerns expressed by the Ontario Hospital Association, […]