Ontario Announces New Health Kits, Including One for Hastings and Prince Edward Counties – Kingston | The Canadian News

A big announcement was made on Friday about health care in the region and how it will be delivered in the future.

Health Minister Christine Elliott was in Tweed, Ontario this afternoon to announce the creation of eight new health teams that will oversee healthcare services for patients and be able to respond to future pandemic scenarios.

One of the teams will oversee Hastings and Prince Edward counties.

The Ford government is moving forward with plans to create a new healthcare equipment system, overseeing the delivery of healthcare to patients in dozens of regions across the province.

“When groups work together as part of an Ontario health team, they know where the gaps in service are and how to fix them,” said Health Minister Christine Elliott.

“They are working together to make sure it is a complete system for people, so that people never feel like they are left out of the health care system.”

One of the eight newly created health teams will focus on providing healthcare in Hastings and Prince Edward counties, including the cities of Belleville and Quinte West.

They will be in charge of everything from coordinating hospital care for patients to finding staff for long-term care.

“I think it represents a huge step forward in ensuring a coordinated and efficient way of delivering healthcare to our citizens and the patient community at large,” said Hastings County Warden Rick Phillips.

The teams will also take over the pandemic recovery efforts in their respective regions.

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“They will have a lot of influence,” Elliott told reporters at Tweed. “We were told from the beginning that I took on this job that we know what to do, just let us get out of the way.

“Queen’s Park can let us do our job. That’s exactly the idea behind Ontario Health Teams. “

She says that the creation of these health teams will also get a funding increase of $ 9 million.

They are replacing the Local Health Integration Networks, which the government complained were too bureaucratic.

Elliott says 50 healthcare teams have been created so far, promising to provide patients with seamless transitions between the care they need.