Reinforcing and Revitalizing Ontario’s Health Care System – 2022/2023 Operating Plan

“What can we learn from our experiences to build a stronger health system for the future?” Together with our members, our aim is to reinforce hospitals in the aftermath of the pandemic and take strategic action In the months ahead, the OHA will continue to strongly to revitalize the sector and broader health system for advocate for investments and actions required for clinical and the future. [...] Operating Plan 2022/2023 3 Our System Thought Leadership Funding Methodologies As we responded to the immediate needs of members during In the coming year, the OHA will continue to work with the the pandemic, the OHA was also working to collect the Ministry of Health, Ontario Health and system partners to experiences and insights of hospitals. [...] In the coming year, our post-pandemic policy and advocacy We will continue to provide evidence-based advice and work will emphasize three areas: support to the renewed Hospitals Advisory Committee (HAC) • A renewed focus on access to care in hospitals and across on the development and implementation of patient-based the continuum, especially for historically underserved and funding methodologies,. [...] • The need for a provincial strategy, increased funding and COVID-19 has increased hospital expenses in a number practical solutions to bolster the health workforce, in light of ways, and the coming year will allow us to identify and of the enormous health human resources challenges in quantify those which will be ongoing and contribute to hospitals and across the health system. [...] The OHA will continue to advocate for and dedicate resources to addressing the • Leveraging member insights to encourage acceleration in funding challenges hospitals face, encouraging stability health system integration and improvements to the Ontario and facilitating transparency and knowledge transfer to Health Team model, particularly in terms of governance, the field.