
Ontario Health Teams are being introduced to provide a new way of organizing and delivering care that is more connected to patients and their local communities. Under Ontario Health Teams, health care providers (including hospitals, doctors and home and community care providers) work as one coordinated team – no matter where they provide care.
The intent of the Ontario Health Team model is to alleviate constraints and allow providers to deliver better, faster, more coordinated and patient-centred care. For more information, check out our FAQs, or visit the Ontario Ministry of Health’s website.
Patient-navigated system
Patient-centred system
Kawartha Lakes OHT will focus initially on enhancing coordinated care and services for adults 65 years and older who:
As the work of our team evolves, the population we serve will expand – eventually coordinating all care and services within the City of Kawartha Lakes.