in si de ha lto n. co m O ak vi lle B ea ve r | T hu rs da y, D ec em be r 12 ,2 01 9 | 12 oakville.ca W at er S t 11B 11A 10 Tr af al g ar R d D u n n S t G eo rg e St Th o m as S t N av y St LakeshoreLakeshore Rd E Robinson StRobinson St 21 15 16 7 5 Randall St 14 Church StChurch St Downtown Oakville Parking Kerr Village Parking 12 17 Westside Dr Herald Ave Washington Ave Florence Dr Deane Ave NN orm nnddyy Pl K er r St K er r St R ey n o ld s St R ey n o ld s St 8 Church StChurch St A lla n StRandall St Going out for a late night dinner or party? This holiday season, you can park between 6 p.m. and 9 a.m. at no charge in all town parking lots, with the exception of the 300 Church Street Parkade. Available November 29 to January 6. Need more time? Use the HonkMobile app to pay for any extra time you need past 9 a.m. For more information Visit the parking page on oakville.ca Overnight holiday parking made easy Downtown Oakville and Kerr Village Ontario has announced a new initiative aimed at bringing local health-care providers together to make it easier for patients to move from one health-related ser-from one health-related ser-f vice to another. Oakville North-Burling- ton MPP Effie Triantafilo- poulos and Oakville MPP Stephen Crawford visited Acclaim Health's Oakville Adult Day Program at Sher- idan College on Friday, Dec. 6 to unveil the Connected Care Halton Ontario Health Team. The Halton team is one of the first 24 teams in the province to implement a new health care model that aims to better connect pa- tients and providers in their communities. Through an Ontario Health Team, Triantafilo- poulos said, patients will experience easier transi- tions from one provider to another, including, for ex- ample, between hospitals and home-care providers, with one patient record and one care plan. "Today is a significant day for the future of health care right here in Halton and a significant day for the future of health care acrossfuture of health care acrossf Ontario," said Triantafilo- poulos. "We are fortunate to have some of the finest health-care professionals dedicated to delivering the highest quality care right here in Halton and across Ontario, but we all know the health-care system is facing capacity pressuresfacing capacity pressuresf and patients and families are getting lost in the health-care system. They are falling through the cracks, waiting too long to get the care they need. That's why our government made a commitment to On- tarians to build a sustain- able and connected public health-care system focused on the needs of patients and truly ending hallway health care." Triantafilopoulos said the Ontario Health Teams will be responsible for deliv- ering care, understanding patients' health-care histo- ry, directly connecting them to the different types of care they need, and pro- viding 24-7 help in navigat- ing the health-care system. She said the first wave of Ontario Health Teams, in- cluding the Halton team, is being approved after an ex- tensive readiness assess- ment process, which in- volved significant collabo- ration and research from partners across the health- care sector. The Halton team is scheduled to begin imple- menting its proposed pro- grams and services in 2020 and will communicate with patients and families about the changes they can ex- pect. The team will initially focus on palliative care,focus on palliative care,f mental health and addic- tions, and home and com- munity care. Over time, the team will provide care for everyone within the Connected Care Halton Ontario Health Team's population, which is estimated to be about 400,000 people. "Better integrated care is only possible when patients and health care system partners design solutions together," said Angela Brewer, Acclaim Health CEO and Halton Ontario Health Team partner. "Acclaim Health is excit- ed to be moving ahead with our partners to use our knowledge of the home and community care sector to help bring the Connected Care Halton Ontario Health Team vision to life." Halton Region chief ad- ministrative officer Jane MacCaskill said the launch of the Halton team is a crit- ical step forward to improv- ing the patient experience and health outcomes in Hal- ton's growing community. The region's Medical Of- ficer of Health, Dr. Hami-ficer of Health, Dr. Hami-f dah Meghani said Halton Healthcare, the Mississau- ga/Halton LHIN, Halton Region, Acclaim Health andRegion, Acclaim Health andR Oakville-based physician Dr. Kristianna Martiniuk submitted an application to the province to form the On- tario Health Team in Hal- ton. She said these partners are confident the establish- ment of an Ontario Health Team in this community will be a significant advan- cement toward connecting care and achieving the gov- ernment's quadruple aim for health, which includes:for health, which includes:f • mproving the patient and caregiver experience; • Improving the health of populations; • Reducing the per capita cost of health care; • Improving the work life of providers. NEWS NEW INITIATIVE AIMS TO BRING HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TOGETHER Oakville North-Burlington MPP Effie Triantafilopoulous speaks at Acclaim Health unveiling the new Connected Care Halton Ontario Health Team. 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