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Frequently Asked Questions
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Why did the St. Joseph’s Care Foundation (SJCF) Decide to Work With PHCSP?
Why did SJCF Change Their Name to the Greater Peterborough Health Services Foundation?
Isn’t SJCF Part of St. Joseph’s at Fleming (SJAF)?
Are the Sisters of St. Joseph Still Involved?
Who is Primary Health Care Services of Peterborough?
What is a Family Health Team?
Why Were Family Health Teams Created?
Aren’t the Family Health Teams Already in Place? Why do They Need More Funding?
Can Donors Give Money Directly to the Family Health Teams?
Who Will Make Funding Decisions?
What Types of Things Will be Funded?
Will All Family Health Teams Receive Equal Funding?
Will Doctors be Receiving Funds Directly?
Will GPHSF Still Support Other Non-Profit Organizations?
Why did the St. Joseph's Care Foundation (SJCF) Decide to Work With PHCS?
For over 20 years, the St. Joseph’s Care Foundation worked to improve and maintain the quality of health care provided to the citizens of the Peterborough area. The partnership with Primary Health Care Services of Peterborough will support the development of innovative community-based health care projects in the best interests of Peterborough County residents.
Why did SJCF Change Their Name to Greater Peterborough Health Services Foundation (GPHSF)?
The new name will continue to reflect the original mission and values and help to better define the goals of the Foundation moving forward. The Foundation has undergone three name changes in the past 25 years. From St. Joseph's Hospital Foundation, to St. Joseph's Health Centre Foundation (when the hospital itself had a name change), to St. Joseph's Care Foundation (when the hospital closed) to the new name in 2009.
Isn’t SJCF Part of St. Joseph’s at Fleming (SJAF)?
While St. Joseph's Care Foundation did work with other organizations to support the capital campaign for St. Joseph's at Fleming, it is not their foundation. When the St. Joseph's Health Centre closed more than 10 years ago, the Foundation found that its focus was no longer dictated by the needs of the Hospital it had served. Looking to the community, the Foundation recognized an opportunity to develop support for healthy living and healthy aging initiatives for individuals of all ages in the community setting. The SJCF worked with the Friends of Fleming Foundation, Marycrest Home for the Aged, Anson House and Sir Sandford Fleming College on the St. Joseph’s at Fleming Capital Campaign, and this coalition successfully raised $7.1 million in capital funds to build the state-of-the-art St. Joseph’s at Fleming long-term care facility.
Are the Sisters of St. Joseph Still Involved?
While the Sisters of St. Joseph have not been directly involved in health care in the Peterborough community since the St. Joseph’s Health Centre closed in 1998, they continue to be a part of the GPHSF.
Who is Primary Health Care Services of Peterborough (PHCSP)?
Primary Health Care Services of Peterborough (PHCSP) is a non-profit corporation that guides and oversees the Peterborough Networked Family Health Teams. PHCSP plays a number of important roles in building and sustaining Family Health Teams, and in enhancing the health system in Peterborough County more generally. PHCSP is made up of a small executive team and is governed by a board of directors. The executive of PHCSP includes lead physician Dr. Don Harterre, formerly Chief of Staff at the PRHC, and Executive Director Bill Casey.
What is a Family Health Team?
Family Health Teams are a new way of providing health care in Ontario. They bring together family doctors and other health care providers in order to coordinate the best possible care for patients. Everyone on the team works together to meet patient needs. Their focus is on keeping patients healthy, not just treating them when they are sick.
A Family Health Team combines the expertise and services of different health care providers to meet many kinds of needs. In addition to family doctors, the Networked Family Health Teams in Peterborough include nurse practitioners, dietitians, social workers, mental health professionals, registered nurses, medical secretaries and consulting pharmacists.
Why Were Family Health Teams Created?
The Peterborough Networked Family Health Teams were a community response designed to address systemic crises in local health care: too many unattached patients, growing strain on outpatient and Emergency Room services, and a rising incidence of chronic disease. These crises arose from a failing primary care system, as new physicians chose other forms of practice while those who remained lacked the resources to provide the care their patients and our community required.
Are the Family Health Teams Already in Place? If so, Why do They Need More Funding?
Family Health Teams are resourced by the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care for the following positions: 81 Physicians, 18 Nurse Practitioners, 6.7 Dietitians, 12.9 mental health clinicians/social workers, 2.7 pharmacists, 26 registered nurses, and 15.5 clerical staff. There are many more opportunities to financially support the development of projects that will further the ability of community-based health care services to provide innovations in the delivery of health care working with Family Health Teams, specialists and community health service partners.
Can Donors Give Money Directly to the Family Health Teams?
All donations must be made to the Greater Peterborough Health Services Foundation.
Who Will Make Funding Decisions?
The Greater Peterborough Health Services Foundation and Primary Health Care Services of Peterborough will work together to identify areas of need in the provision of community-based health care services. The GPHSF Allocations Review Committee will consist of a minimum of 3 GPHSF Representatives and 2 PHCSP Representatives.
What Types of Things Will be Funded?
- Capital equipment
- Community-based capital
- Research
- Education projects
- Examples of current FHT projects include:
- Comprehensive Vascular Disease Prevention and Management Initiative: a
local integration project with provincial application to aid in the prevention,
detection and management of a disease process that affects the vascular system
- Partners in Pregnancy Clinic: a family-centred care team for pregnant women
and newborns up to six weeks of age.
- Early Identification and Management of Depression: increasing access to mental
health services and providing consistent, evidence-based detection and treatment.
- Anticoagulation Monitoring: improving the safety, quality, and convenience of
monitoring for patients on blood-thinning medication.
Will All Family Health Teams Receive Equal Funding?
Family Health Teams will not be funded directly. All of the five Family Health Teams will receive support for capital equipment, research, or education projects; provided their proposal has been approved by the GPHSF Allocations Review Committee.
Will Doctors be Receiving Funds Directly?
No, the GPHSF will not fund any staff or Physician salaries.
Will GPHSF Still Support Other Non-Profit Organizations?
Non-profit charitable organizations are eligible to apply for endowment funds in the following areas: equipment, education, oncology, palliative care, or ophthalmology.
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