The Nipissing Wellness Ontario Health Team [NWOHT] is a new model of organizing and delivering health care to better connect patients and providers in the Nipissing district with the services they need. The primary goal is to improve patient outcomes by bringing services together and help people more easily navigate the local health care system.
There are approximately 30+ members within our OHT, including a focus on Home and Community Care and Community and Support Services, Digital Health Group, Mental Health and Addictions, Primary Care, Long-Term Care and Retirement Homes, Acute Care, Children’s Services, Indigenous Care, and Social Services.
The inclusion of patients and families in the establishment of, and decision-making for, the NWOHT is vital. In order to improve health outcomes and the patient experience, patients and families will be engaged and empowered to help re-shape health care delivery in the area through the OHT Patient Family Caregiver Council [PFCC]. Read the PFCC Partnership and Engagement Strategy – English French
Nipissing Wellness OHT is supported by funding from the Government of Ontario.
Our Shared Purpose or Vision
Together, we create an equitable, accessible and connected health and care continuum for the people and communities of Nipissing.
Our Role or Mission
Facilitate collaboration and enable integrated health and care across the continuum to advance population health and wellbeing for all in Nipissing.
These values guide every decision, partnership and initiative:
- Innovation and Learning — We build a digitally enabled, data-driven learning system that adapts and improves.
- Equity, Cultural Safety and Trust — We ground every action in equity, cultural safety and trust, including through the lens of Indigenous, Francophone, rural, and other equity-deserving communities.
- People-Centred Care and Co-Design — We ensure people, families, and caregivers shape design and decision-making, not just receive the results of it.
- Community-Focused and Socially Responsive — We honour the strengths, needs, and lived realities of the communities we serve, recognizing that health is shaped by social, economic, cultural, and environmental conditions.
- Collaboration — We work across professional, sectoral, and geographic boundaries to advance shared priorities, convening and connecting rather than acting alone.
- Accountability — We measure what matters and report transparently, including when we fall short.