About the OHT-N
Drawing on a strong history of collaboration, patients, caregivers, health and community care providers from across Northumberland County are working together to improve patient and caregiver experience with local health and community care services, as well as provider work-life experience, through the Ontario Health Team (OHT) model.
On December 6, 2019, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health Christine Elliott visited the Colborne Emergency Services Base to announce the Ontario Health Team of Northumberland (OHT-N) as one of the first 24 OHT candidates in the province. The OHT-N is now moving forward with implementing this new model of organizing and delivering care, better connecting local patients and caregivers with providers in order to:
- Improve patient and caregiver experience
- Improve health outcomes
- Improve provider work life experience
- Improve value to the community
OHT-N Partners
Interest in the OHT model in our community has been high, and diverse. Current OHT-N Collaboration Council partner representatives are as follows:
- Adrienne Bell-Smith, Co-Chair, OHT-N and Executive Director, Northumberland Family Health Team
- Trish Baird, Co-Chair, OHT-N and CEO, Community Care Northumberland
- Lisa van der Vinne, Interim Chair, OHT-N Experience Partner Council
- Dr. Erin Pepper, Family Physician
- Alderville First Nation
- Kerri-Anne Kidd, Executive Director, The Bridge Hospice
- Eric Hanna, Interim President & CEO, Campbellford Memorial Hospital
- Taryn Rennicks, Executive Director, Community Health Centres of Northumberland
- Dr. Natalie Bocking, Medical Officer of Health, HKPR District Health Unit
- Wendy Parker, Executive Director, Lakeview Family Health Team
- Jennifer Moore, Chief Administrative Officer, Northumberland County
- Kate Campbell, Director of Communications, Northumberland County
- Susan Walsh, President & CEO, Northumberland Hills Hospital
- Jennifer Gillard, Senior Director, Patient Experience, Public Affairs and Strategic Partnerships, Northumberland Hills Hospital
- Susan Brown, Chief, Northumberland Paramedics
- Carol Beauchamp, Executive Director, Rebound Child & Youth Services
- Stacey Hawkins, Director, Research & Evaluation, Seniors Care Network
- Kylie Morton, Administrator/Director of Care, Streamway Villa Long-term Care
- Delayne Donald, Executive Director, Trent Hills Family Health Team
OHT-N Supporters
Community partners who have supported OHT-N planning and implementation include:
- Fourcast
- Alzheimer Society of Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland and Haliburton
- Local home and community care providers
Patient & Caregiver Partnership
The OHT-N is committed to meaningful community engagement, as well as partnership with patients and caregivers, to shape health and community care service delivery in Northumberland. This includes:
- Adoption of a Patient/Caregiver Partnership and Community Engagement Framework. This framework is based on international best practices as well as the Patient Declaration of Values for Ontario. It sets out a commitment to ongoing consultation to validate proposed Year One projects, assess the local services/supports needed most, and inform future year priorities.
- Patient and caregiver partner representation within all OHT-N governance, planning and project team structures.
- Creation of Northumberland’s first county-wide Experience Partner Council.
- The intent to establish, in the future, a local Ombudsperson role.
The OHT-N will continue to share information about public consultations and other opportunities to engage, as our work progresses.
Contact Us
Marley Budreau
Director, Ontario Health Team of Northumberland
Phone: 1-855-473-8875 ext. 163
Email: info@ohtnorthumberland.ca
Media Inquiries
Jennifer Gillard
Senior Director, Public Affairs and Strategic Partnerships
Northumberland Hills Hospital
Phone: 905-377-7757
Kate Campbell
Director, Communications
Northumberland County
Phone: 905-372-3329, ext. 2335