System Building

"Building a regional system of care is about helping families make the right choices about accessing the right care in the right place at the right time."

A fundamental goal of the Network is to facilitate the development of a strong regional system of maternal/newborn and children’s services across the GTA that will best meet the needs of patients and their families through strategies and activities that focus on innovation and system building.

The vision of creating a regional system of care is based on developing strong relationships between organizations offering different levels of care according to the complexity of patient need. Effective operation of the regional network requires that patients and families access the right level of care at the right time.

The involvement of Community Care Access Centres (CCACs) is integral to building a regionalized system of care for mothers, newborns and children. CCACs arrange for professional health care and personal support services for eligible children who have a short or long-term illness, a physical disability or require assistance due to an injury or a recent hospital stay. Services may be provided in the home and/or school setting.

RENEWED VISION, MISSION, VALUES & STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS

  1. Vision: A sustainable and responsive maternal, newborn and child healthcare system achieved through better integration and interaction between hospitals, community care access centres, and other partners.

  2. Mission: To provide leadership in strengthening the regional maternal, newborn and child healthcare system by facilitating partnerships across the care continuum and supporting changes in care delivery through quality improvement and knowledge transfer.

The CHN’s renewed strategic directions have been established in the context of the renewed vision and mission, reflecting the organization’s continued focus on the following values:

  1. FAMILY-CENTRED CARE: Enhancement of quality, family-centred care across the Network that is predicated on advancing consistent use of leading practices and standards identified in the CHN’s Family-Centred Care document.

  2. COLLABORATION: Strengthening partnerships, interaction, and linkages across the Network and with other service providers to facilitate timely and appropriate access to maternal and child health services, resulting in a collaborative system of care.

  3. EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE & ADVICE: Building on ongoing efforts to enhance quality improvement initiatives and knowledge transfer are critical elements in all of the CHN’s work.

[LINK TO CHN STRATEGIC PLANNING REPORT]

CHN GOVERNANCE RENEWAL & ACCOUNTABILITY FRAMEWORK

[Click here for a copy of the full document] – Governance Renewal – Board Composition & Membership; Governance Policies & Protocols; Accountability Framework