Update: Huron Perth and Area Ontario Health Team approved
Huron Hospice is proud to be part of the Huron Perth and Area Ontario Health Team (HPA-OHT) , and we are excited by the recent announcement that we will be among the first OHTs in Ontario. You can read the full press release from the Ontario Government here.
How will Huron Hospice fit with the new HPA-OHT?
The ultimate goal of OHTs is a more connected health care system that will allow people to easily find the health services they need, and have guidance along the way. Huron Hospice fits in with the four pillars of the OHT plan:
Pillar of HPA-OHT:
How Huron Hospice fits in:
Talking about palliative care early and often. Huron Hospice has provided hospice support in people’s homes for over 25 years, and can continue to grow that program.
Prevention and health promotion: keeping patients as healthy as possible in their communities and out of hospitals.
Currently, most admissions to Huron Hospice happen from a hospital. We aim to increase admissions directly from home, and avoid that trip to the hospital.
Providing the right care in the right place: when people need care, ensure that they receive it in the most appropriate setting, not always the hospital.
Huron Hospice will communicate more directly with other healthcare providers, and offer support services outside of our hospitals, in the community.
Integration and improved patient flow: better integrate care providers to ensure patients spend less time waiting in hospitals when they are ready to be discharged. Ontario Health Teams will play a critical role in connecting care providers and, in doing so, helping to end hallway health care.
Huron Hospice currently offers many community-based services and will hopefully expand these services under the new OHT, in addition to our 4-bed residential hospice.
Building capacity: build new hospital and long-term care beds while increasing community-based services across Ontario.
There have been many volunteer hours dedicated to get the HPA-OHT to this point. We are thankful to be part of a grassroots shift in the way we provide healthcare in this region. Thank you to all the people who have contributed towards the HPA-OHT.
