About Niagara’s Ontario Health Team

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Providing Quality Health Care for Niagara

Who We Are

The Niagara Ontario Health Team – Équipe Santé Ontario Niagara (NOHT-ÉSON) is a local health integration network of more than 45 health care providers, social service agencies, educational institutions and patient/client, family and caregiver representatives in Niagara. We are committed to working together to build a more integrated, inclusive and seamless health care system with a goal of improving the overall experience and health outcomes for people in Niagara.

Together, NOHT-ÉSON partners are working to create an inclusive, efficient health care system that integrates and streamlines the delivery of health care services, making it easier for Niagara residents to access the care they need, and improving the overall experience and health outcomes for the residents of Niagara.

Our partnership is comprised of nearly every type of health care organization in the region, including academic institutions, acute-hospital and complex care providers, community health centres, community support organizations, Indigenous health and social service providers, mental health and addiction treatment providers, local health integration networks, primary care providers, rehabilitation and complex care providers, French-language support organizations, and several departments of the Region of Niagara.

Health Care Categories

Under the Ontario Health Team initiative, health care providers in the following categories are eligible to join the NOHT-ÉSON:

  • Primary Care (family doctors, nurse practitioners, and other professionals like pharmacists, dieticians, for example)
  • Acute Care (i.e. in-patient and walk-in medical and surgical services, including specialist services)
  • Home Care
  • Community Support Services
  • Mental Health and Addiction Services
  • Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Services
  • Rehabilitation and Complex Care
  • Palliative Care (i.e. hospice)
  • Residential Care and Short-Term Transitional Care (i.e. supportive housing, long-term care homes, retirement homes)
  • Long-Term Care Home Placement
  • Emergency Health Services
  • Laboratory and Diagnostic Services
  • Midwifery Services

To see a current list of all NOHT-ÉSON partners, click here.

Niagara Communities within the NOHT-ÉSON

Partners of the NOHT-ÉSON include organizations located in Fort Erie, Lincoln, Niagara Falls, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Pelham, Port Colborne, St. Catharines, Thorold, Wainfleet and Welland.

While the towns of Grimsby and West Lincoln are geographically part of the Niagara region, health care organizations in these communities are partners of the Greater Hamilton Health Network (GHHN), and statistics collected from health care providers in Grimsby and West Lincoln are reported through the GHHN.

Accessing Health Care Services in Grimsby and West Lincoln

Even though health care providers in Grimsby and West Lincoln are partners of the GHHN, residents of Niagara, including residents of Grimsby and West Lincoln, can use any health care services in any community they choose. There are no geographic restrictions for accessing care.

Niagara Region

Land Acknowledgment

We would like to begin by acknowledging that the land on which we gather is the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabeg. This territory is covered by the Upper Canada Treaties, is within the lands protected by the “Dish with One Spoon” wampum agreement and is directly adjacent to the Haldimand Treaty territory.

Today, this land continues to be the home of many Indigenous Peoples. Acknowledging ensures we reflect on our past and what changes can be made going forward to further the reconciliation process, and it reminds us that the great standard of living that we enjoy in Niagara is directly related to the resources and friendships of the Indigenous Peoples who make up this community.

Wampum Belt

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