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Primary Care Integration and Governance
Spring 2022 to Spring 2024
As part of the transformation currently underway in Ontario’s healthcare system, organizations and community members in Kitchener-Waterloo, Wellesley, Woolwich, and Wilmot (KW4) have come together to form a Ministry of Health approved Ontario Health Team (OHT). At maturity, KW4 OHT's goal is a health and wellness system for all 400,000 residents that offers seamless, interconnected care and continuity across providers, including hospitals, primary care, long-term care, and community agencies.
Project Scope
The KW4 Ontario Health Team will co-design a sustainable model for connection and capacity building in priority neighbourhoods with primary care, specialists, and community providers, along with increasing overall access to preventative care with a focus on reducing inequities.
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Support primary care providers to better lead, participate in and co-design health system integration activities with a patient-first focus
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Co-design a governance model
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Engage in and influence physician recruitment into the KW4 geography
Measuring Success
Project Teams will develop performance measures aligned with the Quintuple Aim to improve: Patient and Caregiver Experiences, Patient and Population Health Outcomes, Provider Experiences, Value and Efficiency, and Health Equity.
Goals and Deliverables
Project Team
Project Co-Lead (Provider): Dr. Neil Naik, Family Physician/Regional Primary Care Cancer Screening and Prevention Lead, WW Region and Chair, Primary Care Council
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Project Co-Lead (Community): Under development
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Project Manager: Rebecca Petricevic, KW4 OHT
Executive Sponsor

Dr. Sarah Gimbel, Family Physician
New Vision Family Health Team
Leadership Action Committee:
Dr. Patricia Froese
KW FHO
Brenda Vollmer*
KW4 OHT

Cancer Screening Implementation Team:
Amin Hatamnejad
Med Student

Kate Morgan

Peter Huan
Med Student

Rebecca Petricevic
KW4 OHT*

Sarah Allarakhia
Med Student

Caroline Hircock
Med Student

Dr. Neil Naik (Chair)
Regional Primary Care Cancer Screening and Prevention Lead, WW Region and Chair, Primary Care Council, KW4 OHT
Ashnoor Rahim
KW4 OHT*

*non-voting member
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Rebecca Petricevic
KW4 OHT
Project Manager
Want to learn more? or get involved?
Contact Project Manager, Rebecca Petricevic at rebecca.petricevic@grhosp.on.ca
Check out some of our other resources to find more information about the work of KW4 OHT and our initiatives