Ontario has merged 14 Local Health Integration Networks (LHIN) into five Ontario Health regions, resulting in the firing of nine CEOs.
It’s part of the province’s move to a new super agency called Ontario Health that is expected to save $350-million annually.
Starting on December 2, five of the six major health agencies such as Cancer Care Ontario and eHealth will be transferred to Ontario Health.
Health Minister Christine Elliott says the changes will have no impact to patients’ access to home and community care or long-term care placement.
LHINS will eventually be eliminated entirely, but for now five CEOs will continue to oversee the interim regions until the merger is complete.
Tom Miller, communications director for Central West LHIN, says Dufferin-Caledon still falls within the Central West LHIN which is now part of the Ontario Health Central Region.
Editor’s note: myFM reported that Dufferin-Caledon was no longer part of the Central West LHIN which was incorrect. myFM regrets the error.
