aims to reduce unnecessary emergency
$182 million and 660 staff. It serves more
room visits by matching up patients with
than 52,000 clients annually across our
Improved access
familydoctorsandnursepractitionerswho
region. The Champlain CCAC provides a
will provide ongoing, high-quality
single point of access to health and personal
primary care,” says Alex Munter,
As of December 31, 2010, more than 4,200
support services to help people live
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Champlain LHIN CEO. “While the
people in the Champlain Local Health
independently in their homes or to facilitate
New “care connectors” will help area
program has been a success, there is still
Integration Network have been referred to a
their transition into a long term care home.
residents in their search for a doctor or a
more work to do, so the increased
health care provider (family doctor or nurse
The CCAC plans, coordinates and ensures
nurse practitioner, says the Champlain
investmentisgoodnewsforcommunities
practitioner)throughHealthCareConnect.Of
the delivery of a full-range of in home and
Community Care Access Centre.
in Champlain.”
those patients with high needs, 85 per cent
community-basedservicestosupportclients
New provincial funding will allow for
The Champlain Community Care
have been referred to a provider. Seventy per
and their caregivers. In addition, the CCAC
the creation of two new full-time care
AccessCentre(CCAC)isthesecondlargest
centofallpeoplereferredhavebeenconnected
provides clients with information and
connectorsattheChamplainCCACaspart
health service provider in the Champlain
with a provider within ten kilometres of their
connects clients to alternate sources of care
of the Ministry of Health and Long Term
LHIN with a budget of approximately
home. ”The Health Care Connect program
in the community.
Care’sHealthCareConnectprogram.Care
connectors are experienced registered
nurseswhoreferpatientstoafamilydoctor
or nurse practitioner in their community.
This funding announcement doubles the
numberofcareconnectorsattheChamplain
CCAC to four. “We are pleased to receive
this funding and increase our ability to
helpconnectpeoplewiththehighestquality
Get the
care possible,” says CCAC CEO Gilles
Lanteigne. “Our care connectors’ hands-
on, individualized approach is making a
difference in our communities by
successfully matching people to the most
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appropriate doctor or nurse practitioner.”
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visitor spending and create jobs, the
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also helping boost business for our local
hotels,restaurants,andotherattractions,”
says Lalonde.
Every year, festivals generate more
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