Members of the Huron Perth and Area Ontario Health Team are Preparing for Accreditation Visits in April

by Bob Montgomery

Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance CEO Andrew Williams says members of the Huron Perth and Area Ontario Health Team are getting ready for visits this April for their accreditation. They're being surveyed at the OHT level by multiple organizations across hospitals.

The Huron Perth and Area Ontario Health Team was part of the first group in Ontario to be approved by the province. “Our local team is doing some great work focusing on heart failure, mental health and addiction, infection prevention and control, and rolling out programs that are benefiting a lot of our team members around equity and inclusion, diversity, and anti-racism.” Williams says one of the real positives about the Ontario Health Team is that it brings all of the providers across the region together.

Williams says Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance has been a long-standing proponent of integration and working closely together. “I think the more we do that the better the care journey is for those who need support from one of the providers in the area and the OHT model is really designed to look at the entire population and ask the question – where best to invest our resources to really improve the health and wellness of the communities we serve.”

Williams says they were an early adopter and they're working hard now to try and advance that with their partners.