Transforming Regional Health Care
Join us in shaping the future of health care in the Cochrane District. By partnering with the Équipe Santé Cochrane District Ontario Health Team, you’ll collaborate to create a more integrated, accessible, and patient-centered system. Whether as a community advocate, healthcare provider, or organizational partner, your involvement will help improve health outcomes and enhance our community’s well-being. Together, we can make a meaningful impact.
Steering Committee
The Steering Committee provides overall leadership and guidance for the Ontario Health Team (OHT). It is responsible for setting the strategic direction, ensuring accountability, and fostering collaboration among partners to improve care for the communities we serve.
What the Steering Committee Does
- Sets the vision, priorities, and goals of the OHT
- Oversees planning and implementation of initiatives
- Ensures alignment with provincial priorities and local needs
- Promotes collaboration across health and social service partners
- Monitors progress, evaluates outcomes, and supports continuous improvement
Who is on the Steering Committee
The Steering Committee is made up of representatives from across the health system and community, including:
- Primary care providers (family physicians, nurse practitioners)
- Hospitals and specialty care organizations
- Home and community care providers
- Mental health and addictions services
- Long-term care and retirement homes
- Indigenous and Francophone health partners
- Community support services
- Patient, family, and caregiver representatives
Together, this group brings diverse perspectives and expertise to ensure decisions reflect the needs of patients, caregivers, and providers across the region.
Steering Committee
Indigenous Partners
The ÉSOCDOHT works in collaboration with Indigenous partners to ensure culturally safe, respectful, and equitable health care for Indigenous communities across the Cochrane District. These partnerships include local First Nations, Métis, and Inuit organizations, health service providers, and community leaders.
By working together, the OHT and its Indigenous partners aim to improve access to services, support holistic well-being, and address the unique health needs of Indigenous peoples in the region.
Indigenous Partners
Community Partners
The ÉSOCDOHT collaborates with a broad range of community partners to support health and well-being across the Cochrane District. Community partners can be patients, clients, families, caregivers, people with lived experience, and other citizens who interact with health and social services. They are part of our Steering Committee, working group, survey group, or other table where they contribute experience and insight to ensure the voice of the community is brought into the decision-making process.
- Fill out the formal application form below.
- If selected, complete the interview and onboarding process.
- Once a member, you will be able to get involved in the work, share your experiences, gain access to committee and working groups, attend events and provide feedback; insight on all levels of ÉSOCDOHT work that are of interest to you.
Join us in shaping the future of health care in the Cochrane District.
Community Partnership
Organizational Partners
The ÉSOCDOHT works collaboratively with a wide range of health and community organizations to improve care for residents across the Cochrane District. Our partners include hospitals, primary care providers, long-term care homes, community health organizations, mental health and addictions services, public health units, and other local agencies. Together, they help create a connected health system that focuses on patient-centered care, better access to services, and stronger support for individuals and families in the community.
- Fill out the partnership application form below.
- Meet with our Implementation Lead and complete the onboarding process.
- Once a member, your organization will be able to get involved in the work, gain access to council meetings, share feedback, support projects and initiatives and stay in the loop regarding progress and updates.
Join us in shaping the future of health care in the Cochrane District.
Organization Partnership
Primary Care Network
The Primary Care Network (PCN) provides a unified voice for Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, and Allied Health Professionals within the Ontario Health Team (OHT). Through direct input to the Steering Committee, Collaboration Council, and working groups, the PCN contributes to decision-making on health care delivery and system planning.
The purpose of the PCN is to strengthen primary care integration across OHT initiatives by offering expertise, leadership, and active participation in work focused on primary care and related care pathways. The PCN also submits recommendations to the Steering Committee on emerging priorities and community needs.
Subcommittees & Working Groups
Members of the Primary Care Network may be invited to participate in one or more subcommittees or working groups to support the OHT in fulfilling its role. The mandate and membership of these groups are determined by the PCN.
The PCN meets quarterly to collaborate, share insights, and advance its role in building a stronger, more connected health system.
Join the Primary Care Network (PCN) Committee
The OHT is inviting Nurse Practitioners, Family Physicians, and Allied Health Professionals in primary care to contribute their expertise and help shape the future of health care in the community.
- Fill out the partnership application form below.
- Meet with our team and complete onboarding process.
- Once a member, you will be able to attend Network meetings, support projects and initiatives, and stay in the loop regarding progress and updates.
Join us in shaping the future of health care in the Cochrane District. Interested professionals can also email info@esocdoht.ca to learn more or to join.
