Media Advisory – North East LHIN Board of Directors Open Meeting Sault Ste. Marie, May 1, 2009

For immediate release – Monday, April 27, 2009 — The North East Local Health Integration Network (NE LHIN) will hold its regular Board meeting in Sault Ste. Marie on:

Friday, May 1, 2009
9:00 am
Sault Ste. Marie City Hall, Council Chambers, 99 Foster DriveMembers of the public are welcome to attend this meeting. People attending in person are asked to RSVP Lise Boucher, Corporate Executive Assistant, (705) 840-2872, ext. 211 or lise.boucher@lhins.on.ca. Individuals can also teleconference into the meeting at: 1-866-299-8690.

The meeting agenda includes:
9:00 am
o Presentation from Sault Area Hospital — Hospital Improvement Plan
o Presentation from NE LHIN — NE LHIN Process and Next Steps for SAH Hospital Improvement
Plan
o Q&A

Break
Resume of NE LHIN Board of Directors meeting and remaining agenda items:
 Report from Board Chair, CEO and Senior Management
o French Language Services
o Aboriginal, First Nation and Métis Status Report
o Sault Area Hospital Interim/Transition Beds Status Report
o Weeneebayko Area Health Authority Status Report
o Health Based Allocations Model Status Report

 Memorandum of Understanding Between NE LHIN and North Simcoe Muskoka LHIN — Burk’s Falls
 Integration Decision – Noëlville French River Lions Transportation Program and Sudbury East Seniors Support Inc.
 Multi-Sectoral Accountability Agreements Progress Report

A full board meeting agenda and supporting documents can be downloaded following 12:00 noon, Monday, April 27 from: www.nelhin.on.ca.

The North East LHIN is one of fourteen regional networks in Ontario created to plan, integrate and fund local health services. The NE LHIN works with more than 200 health service providers including hospitals, the North East CCAC, long term care facilities and consumers and their families.

For further information, please contact: Cynthia Stables; Senior Corporate Advisor (705) 845-1887; Cynthia.stables@lhins.on.ca.

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