Health Plan Released

A long-awaited health plan for northwestern Ontario has now been released by the Northwest Local Health Integration Network.

The plan includes suggestions to improve wait times in emergency rooms, improve access to primary, long term and specialty care, and the prevention of chronic disease.

Executive Director Gwen Dubois-Wing says the goal of the three year integrated health plan is to improve access to the health care system.

"As we talked with people they would relay their concerns about gaps within the system," says Dubois-Wing, "so how do we build a more robust system so that people don't experience the gaps and their care needs are addressed."

Dubois-Wing says they will be working with hospitals and other health care providers in the region to implement the plan.