Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Ontario Designates Hôpital Montfort as Academic Health Sciences Centre
Ontario Government Recognizes Hospital as Leader in French Language Health Services
Ontario is recognizing Hôpital Montfort as a leader in ensuring access to French language health services across the province by designating it as an academic health science centre.
The designation will support Hôpital Montfort's role as the only hospital in Ontario providing a full range of French language clinical education.
The government will work with Hôpital Montfort to further develop its new responsibilities as an academic health science centre, which will include:
- Participating in the planning of French language services, such as clinical supports for patients and health professionals in communities across Ontario
- Supporting the government in meeting its obligations under the French Language Services Act
- Serving as a hub for French language health care professional education and research
Improving access to French language health services across the province is part of the Action Plan for Health Care and supports the new Ontario government's commitment to delivering the right care, at the right time, in the right place.
Quick Facts
- Academic health science centres work in partnership with affiliated medical schools to advance clinical care, teaching, and research.
- Hôpital Montfort becomes the 17th hospital in Ontario to be designated as an academic health science centre.
- Hôpital Montfort provides essential support to the University of Ottawa’s French language medical program, which is distinct and delivered separately from its English language program.
- In addition to physicians, Hôpital Montfort provides clinical education for a full range of health professionals, including nurses, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech language pathologists, personal support workers, paramedics, social workers, dieticians, and medical radiation therapists.
- The government has supported Hôpital Montfort in its distinct role with ongoing investments in the hospital, including $300 million for capital redevelopment and increases in operating funding of more than 120 per cent over the last 10 years.
Quotes
“Hôpital Montfort is a unique and important health care institution in our province. It is key to ensuring access to French language health care services in Ontario. We look forward to the hospital growing in its new role and recruiting health care leaders, researchers and educators to support its mandate.”
Deb Matthews
Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
“Hôpital Montfort is part of the solution for increasing access to health services in Ontario, especially to the Francophone community. This official designation by the Ontario government is vital to ensuring the permanence of a medical teaching program available in French in the province. This new status is a clear signal to the Francophone community of the importance our government places on high quality French language services.”
Madeleine Meilleur
Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs
“This is an historic day for Ontario's francophone communities and for Hôpital Montfort. This official designation of Montfort as a university teaching hospital stands as concrete recognition of the hard work and dedication of our educators, who have devoted themselves to training the next generation of francophone and francophile health professionals throughout Ontario. Montfort is proud to be working with the Ministry of Health and Long-term Care to enhance access to health care in French for Franco-Ontarians across the province.”
Dr. Bernard Leduc
President and CEO of Hôpital Montfort.
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