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Hastings and Prince Edward Counties – September 2, 2015 - Hastings Prince Edward Public Health (HPEPH) and the Prince Edward Family Health Team (PEFHT) have signed an agreement for a space sharing arrangement. This will involve the relocation of HPEPH’s Picton office from 74 King Street to the PEFHT site at 35 Bridge Street. The move is expected to occur in mid-November.
The public health services that are now available in Picton will continue to be provided at the new location. The relocation is expected to generate operational efficiencies for HPEPH, which will be reinvested in priority programs. Unfortunately, one HPEPH employee position will be eliminated as a result of this change.
“This is a wonderful opportunity for our Picton branch office to co-locate with primary care providers in that community,” said Dr. Richard Schabas, Medical Officer of Health for Hastings Prince Edward Public Health. “Working closely with these providers will help to ensure that we offer the most appropriate public health services to meet the needs of Prince Edward County residents in the future.”
"The co-location of Public Health with the Prince Edward Family Health Team represents so much more than simply sharing a space,” said Stephanie MacLaren, Executive Director of the Prince Edward Family Health Team. “It is an opportunity to really explore the potential partnerships and synergies between our two organizations. We are both working toward the same goal - a healthy community - and we really could be working more effectively together to this end. At the end of the day, nothing builds a relationship quicker than being in the same space - it39;s all about people, relationships, and familiarity. We are really looking forward to this."
About the Prince Edward Family Health Team
The Prince Edward Family Health Team (PEFHT) is an interdisciplinary primary care team with 22 family physician members and Interdisciplinary health service providers (nurse practitioners, nurses, dietitians, social workers) providing support to +20,000 patients through a wide range of chronic disease management and health promotion programming and supports.
About Hastings Prince Edward Public Health
Hastings Prince Edward Public Health (HPEPH) operates one of 36 health units across Ontario. HPEPH provides dozens of programs and services, along with reliable health information, to a population of approximately 150,000 people in a 7,000 square km catchment area encompassing 17 municipalities. HPEPH’s mission is to enable the people in Hastings and Prince Edward Counties to achieve and maintain optimal health through health protection and promotion, as well as disease and injury prevention. For more information, please visit www.hpepublichealth.ca . You can also find us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter.
Media Contacts:
Stephanie MacLaren
Executive Director
Prince Edward Family Health Team
Phone: 613-476-0400, ext. 208
Email: smaclaren@pefht.com
or
Richard Schabas, MD, MHSc, FRCPC
Medical Officer of Health
Phone: 613-966-5500 or 1-800-267-2803, ext. 200
Email: RSchabas@hpeph.ca
