City of Port Colborne

AS THE SNHCC ENTERS 2010 WITH A FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND PROGRAMMING IN PLACE, WE ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS OF SOUTH NIAGARA TO BECOME MEMBERS.

WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED SO MUCH ALREADY, AND PLAN TO CONTINUE TO STRATEGICALLY PLAN OUR OWN CLINICAL SERVICES PLAN THAT BEST MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE CITIZENS OF SOUTH NIAGARA.

The following documents are available online and at City Hall in Port Colborne:

• LHIN Clinical Services Plan
• Hospital Improvement Plan
• Plan for the delivery of health care in small and rural communities - August 26, 2009 Presentation
• Mayor Vance Badawey's Update on Health Care Services
• Presentation: The Health Story of Port Colborne/Wainfleet

All citizens of South Niagara are encouraged to attend and all are encouraged to become members.

Any questions please contact Joanne Ferraccioli at 289-686-3097 or joanneferraccioli@portcolborne.ca .

South Niagara Health Care Corporation was established in response to the Hospital Improvement Plan that was introduced by the Niagara Health System in the summer of 2008. Moving forward, the corporation has a desire to carry the local health care needs directly to the province in the form of a plan for the delivery of health care in small and rural communities.

Mayor Vance Badawey stated that "Extensive consultation with health care service providers and enablers was key to establishing this framework for the delivery of health care in small rural communities. Relaying a message of dissatisfaction with the changes to our health care to the NHS, the LHIN and the Minister of Health falls on deaf ears without presenting a clear and credible vision of the type of health care system our community requires."

For more information about the South Niagara Health Care Corporation and plans to preserve your health care system, click on the link below to read Mayor Badawey's presentation at the August 26, 2009 meeting of the Corporation.

Presentation from the August 26, 2009 meeting of the South Niagara Health Care Corporation

The HNHB LHIN has released their much anticipated Clinical Services Plan. We encourage all citizens of Port Colborne to read the document, and this document will be reviewed at the next Health Care Corp meeting.

Read the Clinical Services Plan final report.

HNHB LHIN Clinical Services Plan Presentation to the South Niagara Health Care Corporation  January 7, 2010

Health Force Ontario Marketing and Recruitment Agency Overview 
January 7, 2010

Memberships for the South Niagara Health Care Corporation are now available.

City manager Bob Heil said the corporation is now selling memberships for $10 for individuals and $25 for families.

He said receipts will be given but they are not deductible against your annual income taxes. Heil said the money collected for the memberships will be used to cover the expenses of the new corporation, such as legal costs, going forward.

Heil said it is important for "everybody in the city to purchase a membership."

He said memberships can be purchased at city hall by contacting his executive assistant, Carrie McIntosh.

Get a membership or contact Carrie McIntosh

Contact Information:

Carrie McIntosh
Executive Assistant to Chief Administrative Officer
66 Charlotte Street
Port Colborne, Ontario
L3K 3C8
Tel: 905-835-2900 ext. 308
Fax: 905-835-2969
Email Carrie McIntosh