IMPORTANT STRATEGY-SETTING MEETINGS RE. LONG TERM CARE, HOSPITAL CUTS, HOMECARE, PRIMARY HEALTH CARE REFORM, PRIVATIZATION
Please distribute widely
Friday, September 25, 2009
LONG TERM CARE HOMES
HIGH-LEVEL BRIEFING AND STRATEGY SESSION
update on the regulatory process, approach to resident care, ombusdman's report, what is next, planning ahead.
10 am - 3:30 pm
at the Older Women's Network, 115 The Esplanade, Toronto, Ontario
This meeting is open to family councils, residents councils, seniors' organizations, concerned citizens, unions, local health coalitions, non-profit and public home administrators and representative from across Ontario. No fee.
Registration is required. There is only space for 100 - 150 people.
Friday and Saturday, October 16 & 17
SUMMIT ON HOSPITAL CUTS AND RESTRUCTURING (Oct. 16)
update on the Health Minister's Task Force on Rural and Northern Health Care, where we have succeeded and failed in stopping the hospital closures, what is coming next for those on hold, hospital budgets for the next fiscal year, planning ahead, release of new report on hospital spending
HEALTH ACTION ASSEMBLY - ANNUAL STRATEGY PLANNING MEETING (Oct. 17)
strategies for the next year on homecare, hospitals, privatization, P3s, long term care, primary health care and health reform in the public interest
10 am - 4:30 pm
at the Bond Place Hotel, 65 Dundas St. E., Toronto, Ontario (1 block east of Dundas and Yonge Sts.)
Cite the Ontario Health Coalition and you will get a special room rate of $89.00 for a standard room or $119.00 for a deluxe room.
0 - $35 sliding scale. All those who support the mandate and mission of the OHC are welcome.
Registration is required. There is only space for 200-250 people.
REGISTRATION FORM
Please fill in and email back to ohc@sympatico.ca or 15 Gervais Drive, Suite 305, Toronto, Ontario M3C 1Y8 tel: 416-441-2502 fax: 416-441-4073
Please put an "x" to mark the event(s) you plan to attend:
___ Long Term Care Homes Briefing and Strategy Session Friday, September 25
___ Hospital Summit Friday, October 16
___ Health Action Assembly Saturday, October 17
Your name:
Your email address:
Your mailing address: City: Postal Code:
Your phone number: (day) (evening)
Number of people attending?
If more than one, please type in the names of the additional attendees, and their contact emails or phone #s if different than yours:
Fees: sliding scale 0 - $35 for each of the Health Action Assembly and the Hospital Summit.
Please fill this section in:
I have included a payment of $________ which will be sent by mail to Ontario Health Coalition, 15 Gervais Drive, Suite 305, Toronto, Ontario M3C 1Y8 to secure my registration. The OHC collects these funds to create a pool of money so that we can subsidize local health coalition representatives from outside of Toronto to enable their attendance.