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Our Role in Setting Healthcare Standards

We play a critical role in setting healthcare standards that reflect our community's diversity. Our hospitals are committed to creating a safe, inclusive environment, enhancing patient care through Equity, Inclusion, Diversity, and Anti-Racism (EIDA-R).

Diverse Workforce, Enhanced Care 

A diverse workforce enables us to better understand and meet community needs, ensuring all patients feel respected and improving care satisfaction. By addressing discrimination, including anti-racism and gender bias, and upholding the rights of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, we aim to provide compassionate, high-quality care. This inclusive approach enhances patient outcomes and fosters a workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered.

Comprehensive Training and Development 

We provide comprehensive staff training programs to support these principles. This includes workshops on cultural competence, bias awareness, and anti-discrimination practices, ensuring our team is equipped to provide equitable care and contribute to an inclusive healthcare environment.

Our doors are always open to all, where care meets compassion.

Land Acknowledgement and Action

The Huron Perth & Area Ontario Heath Team (HPA-OHT) land acknowledgement was drafted during the summer of 2021 with insight from HPA-OHT member organizations and Huron and Perth municipalities that shared their organization land acknowledgements. Some organizations included the processes implemented for developing the acknowledgements. To honour the previous work of HPA-OHT members and in awareness that Truth & Reconciliation is the work of those who do not identify as Indigenous and First Nations, this Land Acknowledgement is offered. As HPA-OHT relationships evolve, and with the anticipation of collaboration with an Elder for OHT regional work, we acknowledge this Land Acknowledgement will mature with new iterations. The Land Acknowledgement is more than a statement to be spoken; it is a step in a call to action.

Land Acknowledgement

We understand the land on which we gather is the traditional territory of the Anishinaabeg, Haudenosaunee, Ojibwa and Wendat. Treaty 29 and Treaty 45 ½ are the established agreements to peacefully share and be stewards of the land. We recognize the long history of Indigenous and First Nations Peoples of Turtle Island and show our respect to them today.

We commit to the following action:

To read and understand the 94 “Calls to Action” of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. These urge all levels of government to work together to change policies and programs in a concerted effort to repair the harm caused by residential schools and move forward with reconciliation.