The North East LHIN is one of fourteen
Local Health Integration Network {{for, the superseding agency, Ontario Health (agency)
Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) were the health authorities responsible for regional administration of public healthcare services in the Canadian province of Ontario. Legacy LHIN func ...
s (LHINs) in the
Canadian
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province of
Ontario
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.
The North East Local Health Integration Network is a community-based, non-profit organization funded by the
Government of Ontario
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through the
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
The Ministry of Health is the Government of Ontario ministry responsible for administering the health care system in the Canadian province of Ontario.
The ministry is responsible to the Ontario Legislature through the minister of health, presentl ...
.
Services
North East LHIN plans, funds and coordinates the following operational public health care services to a population of approximately 550,000 people:
* 34 Hospitals - see below
* 42 Long-Term Care Homes
* 1 Community Care Access Centre (CCAC)
* 64 Community Support Service Agencies
* 48 Mental Health and Addiction Agencies
* 6 Community Health Centres (CHCs)
Hospitals
Geographic area
The North East LHIN services a region of across northeastern Ontario stretching from
Parry Sound
Parry Sound is a sound or bay of Georgian Bay on Lake Huron, in Ontario, Canada. It is highly irregularly shaped with many deep bays and islands. Killbear Provincial Park is located on the large peninsula that separates the sound from Georgian B ...
to the coasts of
Hudson Bay
Hudson Bay ( crj, text=ᐐᓂᐯᒄ, translit=Wînipekw; crl, text=ᐐᓂᐹᒄ, translit=Wînipâkw; iu, text=ᑲᖏᖅᓱᐊᓗᒃ ᐃᓗᐊ, translit=Kangiqsualuk ilua or iu, text=ᑕᓯᐅᔭᕐᔪᐊᖅ, translit=Tasiujarjuaq; french: b ...
and
James Bay
James Bay (french: Baie James; cr, ᐐᓂᐯᒄ, Wînipekw, dirty water) is a large body of water located on the southern end of Hudson Bay in Canada. Both bodies of water extend from the Arctic Ocean, of which James Bay is the southernmost par ...
and from
Sault Ste. Marie to
Mattawa.
Budget
The North East LHIN has an annual budget of approximately $1.4 billion.
North East LHIN - About our LHIN
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External links
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North East LHIN - About Our LHIN
References
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Health regions of Ontario