Our Journey
March 2023
- Launch of Project Teams (Building Capacity with Primary Care Providers, Mental Health and Addictions and Frail Older Adults and Complex Care Needs).
February 2023
- Full Backbone Support Team hired and revision of the GR OHT Collaborative Structure.
- Call for Expressions of Interest for and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and Communication and Community Engagement Tables.
January 2023
- Launch of Great River OHT logo.
December 2022
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Call for Expressions of Interest for Project Teams.
October 2022
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Adopted and submitted to MOH Patient Declaration of Values.
September 2022
- Successful hiring of the Executive Transformation Lead.
- Launch of Physician and Primary Care Association.
Summer 2022
- Permanent name selected – Great River Ontario Health Team.
- Several support documents submitted to MOH/OH.
Spring 2022
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Launch of Lived Experience Partners Table, French Language Services Table, the Primary Health Care Clinicians Table and a Website Development Work Group.
April 2022
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Collaborative Quality Improvement plan submitted to MOH.
March 2022
- Transfer Payment Agreement allowing for hiring of OHT staff.
Winter 2021
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Establishment System Transformation Tables (Digital Health, Quality, Equity, Evaluation and Education and HR, Finance and Legal).
September 2021
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Official announcement approval of UCCA OHT as a Cohort 3 OHT.
Summer 2021
- Collaborative Decision-Making Agreement (CDMA) developed with 30 partners as signatories.
- Governance structure established – Collaboration Council and Steering Committee.
- Cornwall Community Hospital selected as the Fundholder for the OHT Implementation Funds.
- Consensus Decision-Making Framework developed.
January to April 2021
- Development and submission of combined application under the name “Upper Canada, Cornwall and Area OHT”.
November 2020
- Both partner groups are deemed as “in development” OHTs and asked to merge.
May 2019
- Readiness self-assessment submitted by both Cornwall and Area partners and Upper Canada partners.