Maamwesying North Shore Community Health Services and Algoma Public Health, held a signing ceremony late last week in Sault Ste. Marie.
Carol Eshkakogan, the organization’s Chief Executive Officer, says this agreement is for Indigenous peoples by embracing their unique cultural knowledge, and traditional practices while improving access to and awareness of Indigenous Health Services available in the Northeast region.
Dr. Jennifer Loo, the Medical Officer of Health and CEO of Algoma Public Health adds the collaboration is driven by a vision to provide coordinated and seamless health care, and ensuring optimal outcomes for Indigenous patients, clients, and communities.
The agreement comes into agreement immediately.
The Maamwesying Ontario Health Team was announced in October of 2022 to seamlessly integrate health care services for clients in the communities of Atikameksheng Anishnawbek, Sagamok Anishnawbek, Serpent River First Nation, Mississauga First Nation, Thessalon First Nation, Garden River First Nation, Batchewana First Nation, Michipicoten First Nation, Chapleau Cree First Nation, Chapleau Ojibwe First Nation, and Brunswick House First Nation, as well as the urban Indigenous population in Sault Ste. Marie.
