Author Archives: Amanda Poirier

The Community Paramedic team continues to grow, with two new Community Paramedics recently joining the team. This will allow to a greater reach in our community and for more patients to be added to the program. The Community Paramedic team conducts pro-active, scheduled home visits, wellness assessments and phone calls to high need patients followingContinue reading “Community Paramedic Remote Patient Monitoring Program Update”

We recently welcomed Chrystal Simpson as our new Virtual Care Program Lead. She has been hard at work expanding the program and engaging with existing clients. To date, the program has assisted over 40 people in enhancing their health and social connections with technology and internet support. Some of those clients were also assisted to register forContinue reading “Virtual Wellness Connection Update”

City of Kawartha Lakes, November 30, 2021: November 29 – December 5 is Digital Health Week, which is a time to recognize the importance of supporting the digital transformation of health systems across Canada. Digital Health is important now more than ever, as it allows for seamless access to health information for patients and providers, andContinue reading “Digital Health Week – November 29 – December 5”

City of Kawartha Lakes, November 5, 2021: Kawartha Lakes Health Care Initiative (KLHCI) is pleased to present the new Family Doctor Recruitment Virtual Community Visit video. They invite everyone to view the video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Klbm8VpBiq4&t=4s This video was developed during the COVID-19 pandemic in order to showcase the City of Kawartha Lakes to potential family doctor recruitsContinue reading “Family Doctor Recruitment Virtual Visit Launched”

We are pleased to announce that two new employees have joined the Belgium Health Team this month. Please join us in welcoming Chrystal Simpson and Susan Bacque to the team! Read more about Chrystal and Susan below. Chrystal Simpson – Virtual Care Program Lead Chrystal is a Registered Practical Nurse and Personal SupportContinue reading “Kawartha Lakes OHT is Growing!”