Our Vision, Principles & Values
The Central West LHIN was founded on the principle that local health care is best planned and funded in a coordinated way locally, because local people best know their own health service needs and priorities. The following vision, principles and values will guide the work of the Central West LHIN in its interactions with community residents, health service providers, community organizations and government.
Our Vision
The Central West LHIN will work to create “a local health system that helps people stay healthy, delivers good care when they need it, and will be there for their children and grandchildren”.
Our Principles
Our local health system will be created based on the following five principles:
- Equitable access based on patient/client need
- Preservation of patients’/clients’ choice
- People-centred, community-focused care that responds to local population health needs
- Measurable, results-driven outcomes based on strategic policy formulation, business planning and information management
- Shared accountability between providers, government, community and citizens.
Our Values
We will conduct our activities, and expect to be evaluated, based on the following value set:
Person-centred
We advance the public good with purpose and passion while honouring democratic values. We work with individuals and the community in pursuit of optimum health status. We are deeply committed to meeting the health care needs of our community and we constantly focus on client satisfaction.
Transparency
A commitment to the highest possible ethical standards, and open and timely sharing of information.
Integrity
In all of our activities, we will foster trust by being truthful, empathetic and consistent.