Parry Sound North Star published March 29, 2022
Written by Sarah Bissonette
On any given day, Valarie Stanley watches members of area’s older residents tackle Mount Everest, explore the streets of Paris or sit in a garden while never leaving Parry Sound and, for some, remaining in their wheelchairs.
Public Health Grey Bruce published March 25, 2022
Written by Denis Langlois
The Peninsula Family Health Team has gone above and beyond to ensure every eligible person in Northern Bruce Peninsula who wants the COVID-19 vaccine can get it.
Sudbury Star published March 24, 2022
The City of Lakes Family Health Team has received $68,721 from Ontario’s COVID-19 Pandemic Response and Recovery program to support virtual primary care.
The funding will be used to “optimize access to virtual care for patients at all City of Lakes Family Health Team’s (FHT) clinic in Sudbury, Chelmsford, Walden, and Val Caron,” the group said in a release.
TBS News watch article published March 15, 2022
By Gary Rinne
THUNDER BAY — The Lakehead Nurse Practitioner-led Clinic is looking to expand its client base, and its facilities, after receiving word of an increase in its base funding from the Ministry of Health.
The $753,000 increase will enable the clinic to hire two more nurse practitioners, two health professional support staff and two office workers.
NorfolkToday.ca article published March 11, 2022
By Ashley Taylor
The Ontario government is providing $973,500 to Haldimand Family Health Teams to help more members of the community access primary care services.
This funding is part of the government’s investment of $6.2 million across 32 primary care teams to improve access to primary care in high needs communities across the province.
The Georgina Post article published January 21, 2022
By Mike Anderson
Clinic Director Beth Cowper-Fung and her GNPLC staff were literally jumping for joy after Health Georgina Chair Steve Jacobson officially handed over the keys last week to their new building at 21071 Dalton Rd. in Jackson’s Point.
“We’re just so excited to be in the new building,” said Cowper-Fung. “This has been a long time coming.”
Burlington FHT is a proud Burlington Ontario Health Team member. Acting as the Implementation Funding Transfer Payment Agent and BOHT Remote Community Management Program Lead, we are pleased to support the BOHT System Navigation Program.
AFHTO congratulates physicians in our member family health teams who were recognized on Wednesday, November 11, 2021, at the Ontario College of Family Physicians (OCFP) 2021 Awards Ceremony.
Dr. Barb Zelek of Marathon FHT, named 2021 Reg. L Perkin Ontario Family Physician of the Year as well as Regional Family Physician of the Year
Family Medicine Resident of the Year – Ontario’s Rising Star
Retrieved from Bruyère Receives Award in Innovation from CAN Health on November 8, 2021.
Today, Bruyère is pleased to accept the CAN Health Network’s Disrupter of the Year Award.
The Disruptor of the Year Award recognizes health care operators who championed CAN Health’s mission of breaking down traditional barriers, helping Canadian companies introduce innovative solutions across the country.
GLAD Canada is a 7-week program of education and exercise for people with osteoarthritis of the hip and/or knee. The program was developed in Denmark in 2013 and was first licensed in Canada in 2016. It is now offered at over 200 public and private sites across the country.