Thursday, May 31, 2012
Champlain CCAC launches new and improved Champlainhealthline.ca
Ottawa – Today, the Champlain Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) is launching a newly upgraded Champlainhealthline.ca website that will make it even easier for users across the Champlain region to access timely health-related information. Champlainhealthline.ca is one of the first sites to be re-launched as part of a provincial e-health initiative designed to "connect people to care."
New features on the site include:
- A postal code search to make it easier for visitors to find services in their local communities.
- An About Us section, which allows agencies to describe services in their own words; announce events and new programs, and have videos posted.
- An improved layout with a unified design that will make the site easier to navigate for consumers across the region.
- Easy access to a reliable source of data highlighting current services across communities in the Champlain region.
“This marks an exciting new phase in the evolution of Information and Referral services,” said Champlain CCAC CEO, Gilles Lanteigne. “The Champlain CCAC is proud to be a pilot site for this vital initiative and of our expanded role as a health system navigator and care connector.”
Started in 2009, this innovative web portal now features over 3,000 service listings describing organizations and programs that serves people living in Ottawa, Renfrew county, Prescott and Russell, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, and North Lanark and North Grenville.
Over the next few months, a number of other CCACs are planning a similar roll out. A common provincial portal will include a data base of more than 50,000 health and social service providers in Ontario.
The upgraded version of the website will be accessed using the existing urls:
English www.champlainhealthline.ca
French www.lignesantechamplain.ca
About the Champlain CCAC
The Champlain Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) is one of the largest health service providers in the Champlain LHIN, with a budget of approximately $197 million and 684 employees and contract staff. It serves more than 54,000 clients annually across our region.
The Champlain CCAC provides a single point of access to health and personal support services to help people live independently in their homes or to facilitate their transition into a long-term care home. The CCAC plans, coordinates and ensures the delivery of a full-range of in home and community-based services to support clients and their caregivers. In addition, the CCAC provides clients with information and connects clients to alternate sources of care in the community. Our website is www.champlainccac.ca.
For further information:
Claire Schofield
Director, Communications and Stakeholder Engagement
Champlain Community Care Access Centre (CCAC)
4200 rue Labelle Street, Suite/Bureau 100, Ottawa ON K1J 1J8
613 745-8124, X 5997
cel.: 613-447-0261
Claire.Schofield@champlain.ccac-ont.ca
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