Additional Resources
myhospitalcare.ca is a great starting point for patients or family members to learn more about a hospital or particular kind of treatment, but other reports and websites are available as well.
Health Care Patient Information
Health Care System Information
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Hospital Reports
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Research
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Membership Organizations
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Government
Health Care Patient Information
The following websites are designed to enhance your understanding of the health care system:
Health Care Connect
Health Care Connect is a program launched by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to help Ontarians find a family health care provider.
My Health Innovation
The purpose of Myhealthinnovation is to collect your innovative ideas and get hospitals, caregivers and patients to use them.
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Public Information
This website will help you find the information and resources you need to learn more about provincial health and long-term care services in Ontario.
Patient Safety Tips
You can help make your health care experience safer. Often it’s a just matter of asking a few simple questions. Learn more about what you can do from these various patient safety resources.
Seniors' Care: Home, Community and Residential Care Services for Seniors
There are many different kinds of services that help seniors maintain their health and independence. Explore this site to find out more about the services and settings that are best for you or your loved ones.
Wait Times: Emergency Room
This site provides detailed information on "total time spent in an emergency room." The ER data on this site is not real-time information and should not be used to assess the time you may spend in the ER today.
Wait Times: Surgery & Diagnostic Imaging
This site tells you about wait times in your area. You can use wait time information to find hospitals with the shortest wait for the procedure you need.
Your Health Care Options
Knowing your health care options allows you to make better choices for you and your family's health care needs. Use this website to explore the different health care choices available to you in your community.
Health Care System Information
Below you will find links to reports and other websites designed with the health care industry user in mind. As such, some of the information contained may be more technical, and less accessible to the average user. Still, your health care team may be able to help you with your research.
Hospital Reports
Hospital Report
The Hospital Report Research Collaborative, which has evolved into the Health System Performance Research Network, produced over 30 reports on hospital performance in Ontario, all of which are publicly available.
The Quality of Quality
A Comparative Analysis of Two Different Canadian Hospital Report Cards - The 2007 Hospital Report Research Collaborative’s Ontario Hospital Report and The 2008 Fraser Institute’s British Columbia Hospital Report Card
Research
OHA Health System Facts and Figures (HSFF)
HSFF by the Ontario Hospital Association is designed to be a handy reference of key facts and figures about health care in Ontario and beyond.
Canadian Health Services Research Foundation (CHSRF)
CHSRF promotes and funds management and policy research in health services and nursing to increase the quality, relevance and usefulness of this research for health-system policy makers and managers.
Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
CIHI provides timely, accurate and comparable information to inform health policies, support the effective delivery of health services and raise awareness among Canadians of the factors that contribute to good health.
The Change Foundation
The Change Foundation is a policy think tank that generates research, analysis and informed public discussion on key and emerging health system issues, starting with the integration of health-care services in communities across Ontario.
Centre for Healthcare Quality Improvement (CHQI)
CHQI, a division of The Change Foundation, aims to accelerate quality improvement in Ontario to improve system level outcomes in areas of provincial strategic priority.
Health System Performance Research Network (HSPRN)
HSPRN is a group of university based researchers working on projects to identify, validate, implement and exploit performance information of value to the health system in Ontario.
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES)
ICES provides unbiased, evidence-based knowledge and recommendationshas to help policymakers, managers, planners, practitioners and other researchers shape the future direction of the Ontario health care system.
Longwoods Publishing
Longwoods publishes academic and scientific research as well as commentary and information related to health sciences and health care.
University of Toronto Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (HPME)
HPME brings together leading researchers from a wide variety of disciplines to develop and translate innovative ideas into evidence-informed practices that improve the planning, delivery and outcomes of health care.
Membership Organizations
Council of Academic Hospitals of Ontario (CAHO)
CAHO provides a focal point for strategic initiatives on behalf of Ontario’s 25 hospitals that have teaching or research affiliations with one of the 6 university medical or health sciences schools.
Growing Communities Healthcare Alliance
The Growing Communities Healthcare Alliance was created to help ensure that Ontarians living in rapidly-growing communities have access to quality healthcare as close to home as possible.
GTA Rehab Network
The GTA Rehab Network is made up of publicly-funded hospital and community-based organizations from across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) that are involved in the planning and provision of rehabilitation services.
Hospital Auxiliaries Association of Ontario (HAAO)
HAAO advocates community partnerships in the support of health care in Ontario through education, fundraising opportunities and the promotion of volunteer services to people.
Ontario Association of Community Care Access Centres (OACCAC)
OACCAC represents Ontario's Community Care Access Centres, local organizations that help people access government-funded home care services and long-term care homes.
Ontario Association of Non-Profit Homes and Services for Seniors (OANHSS)
OANHSS is the provincial association representing not-for-profit providers of long-term care, services and housing for seniors.
Ontario Federation of Community Mental Health and Addiction Programs (OFCMHAP)
OFCMHAP brings together community mental health and addiction services in the province of Ontario to help members provide effective, high-quality services through information sharing, education, advocacy and unified effort.
Ontario Hospital Association (OHA)
OHA is the voice of Ontario’s public hospitals. Founded in 1924, the OHA uses advocacy, education and partnerships to build a strong, innovative and sustainable health care system for all Ontarians.
Ontario Long-Term Care Association (OLTCA)
OLTCA is the largest long-term care provider association in Ontario and the only association that represents the full mix of long term care operators -- private, not-for-profit, charitable and municipal.
Government
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
CIHR is the Government of Canada's agency responsible for funding health research in Canada.
Cancer Care Ontario (CCO)
CCO is the provincial agency responsible for continually improving cancer services.
Cardiac Care Network (CCN)
CCN is a network of 18 member hospitals providing cardiac services in Ontario.
Health Council of Canada
The mission of the Health Council of Canada is to foster accountability and transparency by assessing progress in improving the quality, effectiveness and sustainability of the health care system.
Ontario Health Quality Council (OHQC)
OHQC is an independent agency funded by the Government of Ontario with the mandate to monitor the quality of the health system, highlight what's working well, as well as areas that need to be improved, and support quality improvement across the system.
Ontario Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs)
LHINs are not-for-profit corporations who work with local health providers and community members to determine health service priorities for their regions.
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC)
The MOHLTC provides overall direction and leadership for the health system, focusing on planning and guiding resources, bringing value to the health system.