Ministry of Health Says “No” to Shared-Care Pilot Site at Lively Medical Center!
On Feb.27/07, Dr. Koop informed the Walden-CAN, that the Lively Medical Center had just received notification from the MOH<C that their Application re: Shared-Care Pilot Site Initiative was not approved. There would be no ministry funding to hire a Nurse Practitioner/s to enhance primary health care services in Walden.
The Walden-CAN would like to thank everyone who took the time to write emails &/or letters to the MOH<C in support of the LMC' Application. We tried our best to explain how ministry funding to hire a Nurse Practitioner/s- as part of the team at LMC- would have had an immediate, positive impact on primary health care services in Walden; for the ‘orphaned’ patients of retired, Dr. Carscadden and the many individuals and families without any Family Physician.
Unfortunately, only 6 Shared-Care Pilot Sites were to be approved for funding – in all of Ontario and Lively Medical Centre was not chosen.
Perhaps when the 6 Shared-Care Pilot Sites prove to be successful, there will be other opportunities for Fee-For-Service Family Physicians to apply for MOH<C funding to hire Nurse Practitioners.
Gwen Doyle, Co-Chair Walden-CAN
