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Ontario Health’s work includes leading transformation in many areas of the province’s health care system. We support health care providers and health system partners through regular communication, including news, updates, memos and operational direction.

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2026-May-19

Advancing Cancer Surgery with Robotics for Better Patient Outcomes

Learn how more people with cancer are benefiting from robotic-assisted surgery in Ontario – an innovative approach that can mean better outcomes.

Story

Cancer

2026

2026-May-13

CareChart: After Hours Oncology Nursing Support Across Ontario

Across Ontario, CareChart is connecting patients with oncology-trained nurses after hours.

Story

Cancer

2026

2026-May-12

Celebrating 10 Years of Advancing Surgical Quality in Ontario with ONSQIN

Ontario Surgical Quality Improvement Network marks a decade of delivering high-quality surgical care to patients through collaboration, transparency and innovation.

Story

Acute Hospital

2026

2026-May-11

How Clinical Leaders Are Moving the Needle Forward in Cancer Screening and Prevention | The Clinical Compass

For Dr. Jill Tinmouth, moving the needle forward means working with partners across the system to share and apply best practices from organized cancer screening and exploring how these principles could inform work in other chronic diseases.

Story

Cancer

2026

2026-May-05

Why This Clinical Psychologist is Helping to Expand Mental Health Support Across Ontario | The Clinical Compass

Long wait times and uneven availability of mental health services can make it difficult for people to get mental health support. Dr. Karen Rowa, Provincial Clinical Lead for the OSP program, is helping to expand mental health support across Ontario.

Story

Mental Health and Addictions

2026

2026-May-04

Operational Direction: Priorities for Spring/Summer 2026

A review of year-over-year improvements in access, flow, and capacity across Ontario’s health system, along with Spring/Summer priorities to support continued system coordination.

Health System Update

System Capacity

2026

2026-March-26

Improving Access to Colon Cancer Screening in First Nations Communities

A colon cancer survivor shares the positive impact of Ontario Health’s work with the North West Regional Cancer Program and Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority to improve access to FIT kits.

Story

Cancer

2026

2026-March-20

Why Clinical Leadership Matters for Ontario’s Health System | The Clinical Compass

Clinical leaders – doctors, nurses and other clinicians – are shaping a health system in Ontario that’s credible and connected to the realities of patient care.

Story

Health Human Resources Staffing

2026

2026-March-18

Joint Effort Cuts Pediatric Surgery Wait Times

The Hospital for Sick Children and Ontario Health co-led the development of a program designed to help improve access and reduce wait times for pediatric surgical and endoscopy procedures.

Story

Health Human Resources Staffing

2026

2026-March-05

From Cancer Prevention to Survivorship – Innovations Helping Ontarians

Ontario Health is advancing cancer care across the province through planning, innovation and partnerships – delivering coordinated, evidence-based care at all stages of the cancer journey that’s making a meaningful difference for people in Ontario.

Story

Cancer

2026

2026-March-02

Memo: Further Updates on Digital Initiatives

This memo provides further updates on the implementation of the Patients Before Paperwork initiative.

Health System Update

Digital Health

2026

2026-March-02

Reducing Wait Times Through Coordinated Care

Since launching in April 2021, Cataract Central Intake – an initiative supported by Ontario Health – has delivered significant improvements in surgical access, quality and efficiency.

Story

Digital Health

West

2026

2026-February-25

Memo: Important Changes to Consent Management in the Electronic Health Record

Learn about Ontario Health’s updated consent model for the provincial Electronic Health Record and how changes impact patients and health care providers.

Health System Update

Digital Health

2026

2026-February-24

Ontario’s Surgical Performance Plan Drives Better Access to Surgery

Over the last three years, the number of Ontarians waiting longer than clinically recommended for surgery has been cut almost in half – from approximately 97,000 at its peak in May 2022 to about 52,000 today.

Story

Health Human Resources Staffing

2026

2026-February-04

World Cancer Day Spotlight: How Diverse Voices Help Improve Cancer Diagnosis

This World Cancer Day, we highlight the importance of people-centred cancer care and closing gaps in diagnosis. Project EDV was created to listen, learn and drive more equitable change.

Story

Cancer

2026

2026-February-02

Operational Direction: Provincial Digital Pathology Planning

The Ontario Laboratory Medicine Program (OLMP) at Ontario Health is currently exploring potential models for a provincial digital pathology system in Ontario.

Health System Update

Acute Hospital

2026

2025-December-23

Memo: Updates on Digital Initiatives

An update on digital initiatives as part of the provincial digital strategy, building on previous operational direction.

Health System Update

Digital Health

2025

2025-December-19

Operational Direction for Acute Hospitals on the Repatriation Process Within Ontario

This operational direction is intended for acute care hospitals to support access and flow and overall system efficiency.

Health System Update

Acute Hospital

2025

2025-December-05

Building Tomorrow’s Health Care Teams Through the Enhanced Extern Program

At Ontario Health, we recognize that the future of care relies on the support we provide today. The Enhanced Extern Program is an example of how we are supporting the growth of our health workforce.

Story

Health Human Resources Staffing

2025

2025-November-25

Empowering Internationally Trained Physicians Through Practice Ready Ontario

Practice Ready Ontario offers a pathway for well-trained, well-supported internationally trained physicians to work in primary care in Ontario.

Story

Health Human Resources Staffing

2025

2025-October-31

Operational Direction: Fall/Winter Readiness and Response 2025-26

Priorities for fall/winter readiness and response.

Health System Update

System Capacity

2025

2025-October-28

Health811 Resources Help Providers Support Patients in Accessing Health Services

Share these resources with patients to help them get health advice or find health services through Health811.

Story

Primary Care

2025

2025-October-20

Ontarians Continue to Show Interest in Organ and Tissue Donation Through Innovative Tax Return Collaboration

Those who consented on their 2024 tax return will soon receive a one-time email from TGLN with information on how to register as an organ and tissue donor.

Story

Organ and Tissue

2025

2025-October-16

Ontario Releases Canada’s First Quality Standard for Menopause Care

Release of clear, evidence-based guidance for clinicians, health organizations and patients marks major milestone in support for women’s health

Story

Primary Care

2025

2025-October-10

Ontario Structured Psychotherapy: Flexible Mental Health Supports That Work

The Ontario Structure Psychotherapy Program offers free, flexible mental health supports for people experiencing anxiety or depression.

Story

Mental Health and Addictions

2025

2025-October-09

Operational Direction: Local Delivery Group Expansion to Support Spread and Scale of Digital Priorities

LDG Lead Organizations now accountable for implementation of Ontario initiative aimed at reducing administrative burden and improving access to care.

Health System Update

Digital Health

2025

2025-October-06

Ontario Hospitals Recognized for Supporting Organ and Tissue Donation as Part of Compassionate End-of-Life Care

Trillium Gift of Life Network (TGLN), part of Ontario Health, is proud to recognize 50 hospital partners across the province through the 2024/2025 Hospital Achievement Awards.

News Article

Organ and Tissue

2025

2025-October-06

Advancing Critical Care for Ontario: Critical Care Services Ontario Transfers into Ontario Health

Critical Care Services Ontario joins Ontario Health as of October 1, 2025, to strengthen critical care, ensuring consistent, high-quality services across the province.

Story

2025

2025-October-06

Expansion of breast screening made all the difference for an Ontario woman

Ontario Breast Screening Program celebrates first year of its expansion to those ages 40 to 49.

Story

Cancer

2025

2025-September-08

Ontario Health Boosts Nursing Workforce with Supervised Practice Experience Partnership Program

In collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO), Ontario Health is building capacity across the province head-on through many health human resources programs, including the Supervised Practice Experience Partnership (SPEP) program.

Story

Health Human Resources Staffing

2025

2025-September-03

Preparing Systemic Treatment Providers for Emergencies

New guidance helps systemic treatment cancer care providers prepare for and respond to emergencies, like cyber attacks and natural disasters.

Story

Cancer

2025

2025-August-20

New Program Enhances Obstetrical Nursing Skills across Ontario

The Obstetrical Nursing Upskilling Program, aimed at retaining and increasing the number of nurses skilled in obstetrics in Ontario, achieved notable success and will be running again this year.

Story

Health Human Resources Staffing

2025

2025-July-18

Emergency Department Nursing Education, Retention and Workforce Program Recognized with Amethyst Award for strengthening emergency care across the province

Amethyst Award recognizes Ontario Health’s emergency department nursing workforce program for their work on Ontario’s strategy to stabilize nursing staffing.

Story

Health Human Resources Staffing

2025

2025-June-23

The Ontario Cervical Screening Program now uses HPV testing (replacing the Pap test) to better prevent cervical cancer

The Ontario Cervical Screening Program now uses HPV testing (replacing the Pap test) to better prevent cervical cancer.

Story

Cancer

2025

2025-May-21

Operational Direction: Priorities for Spring/Summer 2025

Laying the groundwork for the 2025/26 fall/winter respiratory surge.

Health System Update

System Capacity

2025

2025-May-06

Operational Direction: Digital Planning and Procurements

Ensuring alignment with the provincial digital architecture and providing direction to improve standardization and interoperability.

Health System Update

Acute Hospital

2025

2025-January-16

Anishinabek Nation and Ontario Health Sign Relationship Protocol to Enhance Health and Wellness

Leadership of the Anishinabek Nation and Ontario Health gathered today to sign a ground-breaking new initiative – a relationship protocol aimed at improving health and wellness for the 39 Anishinabek Nation member First Nations across Ontario.

News Article

Indigenous Health

2025

2024-December-10

Operational Direction: Data Submission Requirements for the Mental Health and Addictions Sector

Direction to submit data to Ontario Health.

Health System Update

Mental Health and Addictions

2024

2024-November-21

My CancerIQ: Learning Your Personal Cancer Risk

When it comes to reducing cancer rates and deaths, prevention and early detection are essential. That’s why knowing your risk is so important. Ontario Health has an online tool to help you learn about your cancer risk factors and make personal health choices to reduce your risk of certain cancers.

Story

Cancer

2024

2024-November-14

Memo: Staged Screening and Assessment (SS&A) Decommissioning

Update on the Staged Screening and Assessment (SS&A) tools.

Health System Update

Mental Health and Addictions

2024

2024-November-13

Memo: Fall/Winter Readiness and Response 2024/25- Updates

Summary of the latest updates around respiratory illnesses, including COVID-19, influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

Health System Update

Primary Care

2024

2024-November-13

Ontarians Want to Learn More About Saving Lives Through Organ And Tissue Donation

With the launch of an innovative collaboration between the provincial and federal governments, Ontario taxpayers can now indicate their interest to learn more about organ and tissue donation and transplantation.

News Article

Organ and Tissue

2024

2024-November-11

Dr. Jonathan Irish honoured for service to health sciences

Congratulations to Dr. Irish for recently being elected as a Fellow to the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences.

Story

Health Human Resources Staffing

2024

2024-October-28

Improving Care for People with Eating Disorders

Ontario Health’s Eating Disorders quality standard addresses care for people of all ages with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder.

Mental Health and Addictions

2024

2024-October-28

New Provincial Head, Oncology Nursing Announced

Maritza Carvalho, an accomplished oncology nursing leader, joins Ontario Health as Provincial Head for Oncology Nursing.

Story

Health Human Resources Staffing

2024

2024-October-10

Partnership Supports Mental Health Care in North West

Mobile clinics provide mental health and addictions support in the North West Region.

Story

Mental Health and Addictions

North West

2024

2024-October-08

Ontario Increases Access to Breast Cancer Screening by Lowering Starting Age

Ontario has lowered the starting age for breast cancer screening to 40, expanding access to cancer screening services through the Ontario Breast Screening Program (OBSP).

Story

Cancer

2024

2024-September-27

Integrating care for mental health support in the East

An integrated care hub uses a holistic approach to help improve recovery rates for mental health and substance use disorders.

Story

Mental Health and Addictions

East

2024

2024-September-27

Innovative program bolsters emergency department nursing skills, workforce at rural hospitals

Recruitment and retention can be challenging for hospitals, and finding ways to strengthen support for emergency department (ED) nurses, particularly in rural and remote areas, is crucial to ensuring the stability and long-term sustainability of EDs in these communities.

Health Human Resources Staffing

2024

2024-September-27

Reconciliation starts with truth

By Denise Graham, Lead, Indigenous Health, Planning and Implementation, Ontario Health East Region

Story

2024

2024-September-27

Mobile Withdrawal Management Services in Ontario Health Central

Mobile withdrawal management services in the Central Region support people struggling with addictions or substance use.

Story

Mental Health and Addictions

Central

2024

2024-September-26

Operational Direction: Fall/Winter Readiness and Response 2024-2025

Priorities for fall/winter readiness and response

Health System Update

Primary Care

2024

2024-September-23

Ontario Health (Trillium Gift of Life Network) recognizes record number of hospitals for achievements in organ and tissue donation

Ontario Health (Trillium Gift of Life Network) is pleased to announce that 49 hospitals, an increase of 5 hospitals over 2022/2023, across the province are being honoured through the 2023/2024 Hospital Achievement Awards.

News Article

Organ and Tissue

2024

2024-September-12

Supportive Housing Services in Ontario Health West

Supportive housing development in Guelph, Ontario ensures residents with complex, high-acuity physical, mental, and substance use health needs receive supports to manage health and well-being, improving their quality of life.

Story

Mental Health and Addictions

West

2024

2024-August-14

Operational Direction: Home First

Actions and approaches that will support patient flow and overall system efficiency, with a focus on supporting patients at home and returning patients home with the appropriate supports.

Health System Update

System Capacity

2024

2024-May-09

Announcing the Ontario Health Infectious Diseases Advisory Committee

This multidisciplinary advisory committee provides evidence-based clinical guidance on infectious diseases matters.

Story

Health Human Resources Staffing

2024

2024-May-06

Ontario Native Women’s Association and Ontario Health Sign Protocol to Strengthen Collaboration

Leadership from the Ontario Native Women’s Association (ONWA) and Ontario Health gathered today at ONWA’s Mindimooyenh Health Clinic to sign a historic relationship protocol.

News Article

Indigenous Health

2024

2024-May-06

Mental Health Week: Improving Access and Supports in Ontario

Learn how we are working to enable more comprehensive and connected access to mental health and addictions services across the province.

Story

Mental Health and Addictions

2024

2024-May-06

Insight: The Mental Health Continuum

Although “mental health” and “mental illness” are often used interchangeably, they are not the same. Mental health can fluctuate and can exist in or outside the context of diagnosable mental illness.

Story

Mental Health and Addictions

2024

2024-April-26

Announcing Four New Clinical Leads to Support Patients Before Paperwork

Drs. Rajesh Girdhari, Cody Jackson, Neil Naik and Stephen Pomedli will provide guidance and expertise to support the Patients Before Paperwork (Pb4P) initiative.

Story

Health Human Resources Staffing

2024

2024-April-02

Operational Direction: Priorities for Spring/Summer 2024

Actions for health service providers to advance key access and capacity measures and lay groundwork for the fall/winter respiratory season.

Health System Update

Primary Care

2024

2024-March-25

Be a Donor Month Encourages Ontarians to Register as Organ and Tissue Donors

As Ontario Health (Trillium Gift of Life Network) prepares for its annual Be a Donor Month campaign this April, the focus remains on raising awareness and promoting advocacy for organ and tissue donation and transplantation in Ontario.

News Article

Health Human Resources Staffing, Organ and Tissue

2024

2024-February-29

Survivorship: Understanding Cancer’s Longest Phase

The end of active treatment does not mean the end of care. Ontario Health’s Provincial Survivorship Report helps identify cancer survivors’ needs.

Story

Cancer

2024

2024-January-09

Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic and its Impact on the Ontario Cancer System

In March 2020, cases of COVID-19 were on the rise across Ontario with the emergence of the pandemic’s first wave.

Story

Cancer

2024

2023-November-22

Register to Give the Gift of Life This Giving Tuesday

As Giving Tuesday approaches, Ontarians are reminded they have the power to alter lives – and it only takes a few minutes to register to be an organ and tissue donor.

News Article

Organ and Tissue

2023

2023-October-24

Cancer Screening Performance Report 2023 Now Available

Learn about the performance of Ontario's four organized cancer screening programs, with a special focus on equity in cancer screening.

Story

Cancer

2023

2023-October-24

International Women’s Day: Inspiring Inclusion at Ontario Health

In honour of International Women’s Day, hear from some of our dedicated and talented team members on what this year’s theme, Inspire Inclusion, means to them.

Story

Health Human Resources Staffing

2023

2023-October-24

Ontario Health welcomes Dr. Clare Liddy to new role of Digital Clinical Lead

Dr. Liddy will co-lead ‘Patients Before Paperwork’, an initiative focused on digital health solutions.

Story

Health Human Resources Staffing

2023

2023-October-04

Forty-four Ontario hospitals recognized by Ontario Health (Trillium Gift of Life Network) for their commitment to transforming lives through organ and tissue donation

Ontario Health (Trillium Gift of Life Network) is pleased to announce that 44 hospitals across the province are being honoured through the 2022-2023 Hospital Achievement Awards.

News Article

Organ and Tissue

2025

2023-June-20

Operational Direction: Participating in the Provincial Cyber Security Operating Model

Addressing varying levels of cyber maturity and reducing the overall risk of cyberattacks.

Health System Update

Digital Health

2023

2023-May-30

Welcoming New Provincial Head, Medical Imaging

Julian Dobranowski, a practicing radiologist and champion for quality improvement, is Ontario Health’s first Provincial Head, Medical Imaging.

Story

Health Human Resources Staffing

2023

2023-April-05

Ontario Health Highlights 2021/22

In 2021/22, Ontario continued to battle with successive waves of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Story

2023

2021-November-01

Welcoming New Provincial Clinical Lead, Ontario Structured Psychotherapy Program

Dr. Karen Rowa is Ontario Health’s first Provincial Clinical Lead for the Ontario Structured Psychotherapy Program.

Story

Health Human Resources Staffing

2021

2021-April-30

Ontario Health welcomes expansion of Ontario Structured Psychotherapy Program

The Mental Health and Addictions Centre of Excellence at Ontario Health is pleased to share an update on the provincial expansion of the Ontario Structured Psychotherapy Program.

News Article

Mental Health and Addictions

2021

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