How You Can Participate: PFCN

The Couchiching OHT has formed a Patient, Family, Caregiver Network (PFCN) to determine the needs of residents in Orillia, Oro-Medonte, Severn, Ramara and Rama First Nation. The purpose of the PFCN is to make recommendations on matters that impact the experience of patients, caregivers and families, and to work with the Couchiching OHT to shape and redesign seamless healthcare services to meet to needs of the Couchiching area. The role of the PFCN is to advance patient engagement and patient-centered care in all services provided by the Couchiching OHT, provide a forum for patients, caregivers and families to identify opportunities to improve the quality of care and to promote opportunities for collaboration among patients, caregivers, families and members of the Couchiching OHT.

The PFCN is a group of volunteers who are not part of the health care system who are seeking members from the community to ensure a diverse and inclusive advisory council. Members are not required to have a background in health care, rather volunteers should be a patient, family member or caregiver who has accessed healthcare services in the Couchiching area during the past five (5) years.

Originally Published via OSMH