From Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare
At Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC), our commitment to enhancing healthcare in our community is taking a significant stride forward. We are on the path to an important submission to the government to rebuild our local hospitals. This is a much-needed development to ensure we are able to continue to provide top-notch healthcare services. Key to this process is our active engagement with employees, physicians and the broader community to gather insights, address concerns, and incorporate valuable feedback into our government proposal.
Ongoing Collaboration with Employees
We know our employees understand the day-to-day operations of our hospitals best. We will continue to work collaboratively with our team members to gather their input and address their concerns.
Active Engagement with Physicians
Understanding the critical role our healthcare professionals play in delivering quality care, we are in the midst of a focused engagement process with our physicians. “Our doctors are at the heart of our healthcare services. Listening to their insights and addressing any concerns is important as we shape the proposal for our new hospitals,” said Cheryl Harrison, President and CEO, at MAHC.
Continued active dialogue ensures that the plan we submit is not only comprehensive but also reflective of the needs and expectations of our healthcare providers.
Community Involvement is Next
With the physician engagement phase underway, we are eagerly preparing to broaden the conversation to include our community members. Your experiences, needs, and ideas are crucial to building a healthcare system that truly serves everyone. Information on how to participate in these vital discussions will be announced shortly.
Stay Informed and Engaged
To keep everyone updated on the progress of our plans and upcoming engagement opportunities, MAHC will be releasing weekly updates. We encourage all community members to sign up at [email protected] to receive these updates directly.
“Collaboration is key to our success. By working together, listening carefully, and responding to feedback, we’ll ensure our health system and our facilities are rebuilt to meet the high standards our community deserves,” added Ms. Harrison.
For further details and to join us on this important journey, please visit our website at www.mahc.ca
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This sounds like a very smart process. It allows all involved stakeholders to digest and react to the information as it evolves in small bytes, starting with the real experts, rather than in one overwhelming big information dump. If people take advantage of the opportunity, this process will lead to fewer shocks and surprises, and better overall understanding and acceptance of the final outcome. Those who don’t take advantage of the process should not complain after the fact.
My wife and I are both senior seniors and during the past two years we have had several serious engagements with our health care system. We have no complaints and are generally pleased with and thankful for our experiences so far. We have learned that health care is increasingly more complicated than we imagined, especially during a pandemic. The idea of having all services available in either one central hospital and two smaller ones in Muskoka is entirely unrealistic. That model doesn’t exist anywhere, even in our biggest cities. Even in Toronto or New York, every hospital has specific areas of focus. And it takes more time and money to travel from homes or hospitals on the perimeter of Toronto to downtown hospitals than it does to travel from Huntsville to Bracebridge or vice versa.
I have talked to a lot of people about one or two hospitals. I think the best plan is one hospital. Why not have the best state-of-the-art facility between Barrie and North Bay?