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The Central West LHIN publishes a quarterly newsletter, LHINfocus highlights Central West LHIN activities, board updates, and profiles of health service provider initiatives in central west Ontario.  It also features a list of upcoming events.  Printed copies of the newsletter are distributed to health service providers and partnering organizations.

  • LHINfo Minute- Using technology to improve access to care
    May 2013- More physicians and specialists in the Central West LHIN are moving to an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system to manage patient information.
  • LHINfocus- A Year in Review- Winter 2013
    The Central West LHIN accomplished a lot in 2012. I started my position as CEO with the Central West LHIN in August and knew I had to hit the ground running because we were in the midst of planning and developing important projects such as the LHIN’s third Integrated Health Services Plan (IHSP 3) and Health Links.
  • LHINfo Minute - The IHSP 3: A driving force for positive change
    February 2013 - Understanding the different health care needs of local communities can surely be done by taking the time to learn what residents feel is important.
  • LHINfocus - Building on Momentum - Nov.2012
    Momentum seems to be the key word at the Central West LHIN these days. Since I began my role as CEO in early August, it’s been non-stop engagement with various stakeholders and lots of planning for the future.
  • LHINfo Minute - Keeping residents healthier at home with expanded community services
    November 2012 - At 88 years of age, Thomas Wilkinson was living on his own with support from his daughter Christine and her family.
  • LHINfo Minute Sept.2012 - A new direction for local health care
    Timing is everything at the Central West LHIN.
  • LHINfocus - Understanding the needs of our communities- Summer 2012
    This summer has been a busy time for the Central West LHIN, as we are currently developing the third Integrated Health Services Plan – the IHSP3.
  • July 2012 LHINfo Minute - When listening, understanding and being there makes a difference- A BSO success story
    Granville Petgrave used to be in the military.
  • June 2012 LHINfo Minute - When Long-Term Care is the Best Option
    Shirley and Ian Ufton have been married for 48 years. They know one another as well as two people possibly can. Yet as they aged, Ian started to notice incremental changes in Shirley.
  • LHINFocus Spring 2012
    It’s a time of change for the Central West LHIN. Since 2012 started, there has been considerable progress and good news in a number of areas.
  • LHINfo Minute - A Helping Hand from Friends and Advocates
     Jason Dulac remembers a time when he couldn’t speak in front of a crowd.
  • LHINfo Minute - Primary Care Lead
    The most common route to the health care system is through the primary care gateway.  Most residents enter through contact with a family physician, nurse, nurse practitioner or a health care professional in a primary care environment.
  • LHINfo Minute - Meeting the needs of the Francophone community
    Engaging the Francophone community is part of the Central West LHIN’s mandate to meet the unique needs of all residents in the LHIN.
  • LHINfocus - Making a Difference - Fall 2011
    The Central West LHIN is making a difference in the lives of residents by listening to community members, better planning services, monitoring performance, and increasing funding to improve access to health-care services.
  • LHINfocus - Welcome to 2011 - Winter 2011
    The people in this LHIN – all three-quarters of a million of them – represent about six percent of Ontario’s population and are part of the fastest growing LHIN in the province.  As we continue working together, LHINfocus, will highlight some of the latest news, events, and successes.  Feel free to pass LHINfocus on to others who may be interested and if you have something to contribute send your information to centralwest@lhins.on.ca. 
  • LHINfo Minute - First Link makes a real difference
    First Link is a new initiative funded by the Central West LHIN through the Aging at Home strategy.
  • LHINfo Minute - Community Engagement in the Central West LHIN
    Creating a local health system that meets the needs of local residents, including seniors, new mothers and their babies, and members of a diverse ethno-cultural community is what the Central West Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) is all about.
  • LHIN focus Fall 2009
    Its all about the system"I can get better help for my dog from a vet," fumed the young man in frustration. "Yet, I can’t find a doctor for my elderly friend and I don’t know how to get her home care like a nurse or someone."He had befriended the elderly widow some years ago when he worked looking after her yard to help pay for his university. She was fairly house-bound by severe arthritis and after her husband died she had few family contacts left to rely on. One of the few people to see her deteriorating lifestyle up close was the young man who came to do odd jobs, have a cup of tea and listen to her retell stories about how she met her husband during the war.
  • Newsletter HE@LTHY Post Spring 2008
    Spring 2008 - Urgent health care priorities receive a funding boost. including mental health and addiction services, maternal child services and health services for youth all received a healthy kickstart in the New Year with a $2.3 million injection of funding from the Central West Local Health Integration Network (Central West LHIN).
  • Newsletter HE@LTHY Post Fall
    Fall 2007 LHIN Formalizes Role As Leader In Health System Change.  While the terms may be unfamiliar to those who don’t work in health care, accountability agreements and annual service plans both play a signifi cant role in how health care is planned in your community.
  • Newsletter HE@LTHY Post Spring
    SPRING 2007 Central West LOCAL HEALTH INTEGRATION NETWORK Central West Region Enters New Era in Health Care On that day, the Ontario Ministry of Health & Long-Term Care took the extraordinary step of transferring responsibility for local health services to Ontarios 14 local health integration networks (LHINs). Locally,