TBRHSC Strategic Planning

We are well on our way to completing the action plans that were established for the first 100 days of our Strategy Implementation. This is the first in a series of regular Strategic Planning progress reports that will celebrate our success, and recognize the exceptional achievements of our people. Success is achieved from the concerted effort of excellent people working together. What makes TBRHSC special is that it is populated with excellent people at all levels who are intelligent, highly motivated, unselfish and committed to success. Daily sacrifice is commonplace at TBRHSC, and it is driven by a commitment to patient care.

Sincerely,

Ron Saddington
President & CEO

Teaching and Research

Key Achievements:

Sequitur Inc. has been selected to lead the development of a research strategic plan for TBRHSC. Planning is underway.
Funding for the Molecular Medicine Research Centre (MMRC) has been confirmed from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund (2.2 million). We are optimistic that an additional 2.2 million from FedNor will be committed on June 15th.
The RFP for an industry partner for the MMRC project closed on May 17, 2006. The selection committee heard presentations from GE, Siemens and Philips on May 24th. Follow up presentations will occur the week of June 12th.
Kuch Stephenson Gibson Malo has been selected as the architect for the Munro St. retrofit that will accommodate the MMRC and the Cancer and Cardiac Research Centre. The functional programming for the facility is currently underway, with the first phase of the project to be tendered in June 2006.

Organizational Transformation

Key Achievements:

Various models for developing priority service bundles are being evaluated from peer academic health science centres across Canada.
A new leadership philosophy for Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre is in development and will be reviewed at the June 21st Managers’ Meeting.
Ron Saddington has met with the unions to open dialogue about the Strategic Plan. The Unions are supportive.
Senior Team has led discussions with their managers about the corporate code of conduct that is expected at TBRHSC. Expectations related to code of conduct will be reinforced at upcoming EPSS sessions in early June.
A task group appointed by Ron Saddington has developed a series of recommendations to increase the effectiveness of Managers’ Meetings. The June 21st meeting will follow the new format.
An Employee Wellness Committee is being formed under the leadership of Linda Dier.
An internal consulting service is being developed that will support team building initiatives throughout the Health Sciences Centre.
A new employee ’Thumbs up Blog’ will be launched in early June to recognize the exceptional work of our peers.
A new, 5 year employee service award will be implemented this year.
A physician leadership workshop offered through the Physician Management Institute (PMI) is scheduled from June 2 – 4, 2006. Twenty one (21) physicians are registered to attend.

Regional Service Integration

Key Achievements:

Board initiated site visits are scheduled to 11 out of 12 hospitals in Northwestern Ontario. These visits are being led by Mr. Ron Nelson, Chair, TBRHSC Board of Directors.
Community consultations have been held in Marathon and Dryden. CEO’s, CNO’s, Chiefs of Staff and Board Chairs attended from surrounding hospitals.The goals of the consultations were to recruit regional champions for the Strategy and to open dialogue about regional service improvement.
An analysis of the current referral process for regional patients is in progress. Participating in the analysis are Dr. Stephen Arif (Atikokan), Dr. John Jackson-Hughes (Nipigon), Dr. Andrew Affleck and Ms. Andrea DeLaforest, Critical Coordinator.
Discussions have been held with the LHIN leadership and the Northwest Health Network on the work that is proposed in the Strategic Plan. Both groups are supportive.

Quality Patient Care

Key Achievements:

Dr. Crystal Cannon is on staff and ready to lead the new Hospitalist Program at TBRHSC. The first draft of the new Hospitalist Program model is complete and ready for broad consultation.
A series of meetings with the cardiology group were held in May to discuss the development of an integrated cardiology service.
Dr. Gordon Porter is updating TBRHSC’s corporate by-laws related to the “most responsible physician” role and “transfer of care.” Progress in defining the hospitalist, internal medicine and cardiology program structures will drive expectations and guidelines for on-call and consulting responsibilities, and transference of care.
An Internal Medicine planning session was held on May 27th to develop a new model for delivering general medical care. The session involved the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, ER, critical care, and surgery.
A task force is finalizing a proposal for a stand alone angioplasty program for TBRHSC. The proposal will be submitted to the Ministry of Health by the end of June 2006.

Past Strategic Planning Postings:

January 2006
March 2006
April 2006