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In 2004, Cancer Care Ontario (CCO) was reorganized and operational responsibility for the delivery of cancer services through the network of regional cancer centres in Ontario was transferred from CCO to the host hospitals of the regional centres.
Each of the regional cancer centres, now called programs, was asked to undertake a strategic planning process. The Southwest Ontario plan identified many system issues and a proposal was put forward to develop a collaborative, partnership-based approach to bring leadership to system-wide decision-making and priority setting. CCO gave Southwest Ontario the green light to proceed with developing the Regional Cancer Services Alliance (RCSA).
The scope of the Southwest RCSA is the referral catchment area of the LRCP, which includes cancer services in the following municipal county areas: Oxford, Elgin, Middlesex, Huron, Perth, Grey, Bruce, Lambton and Chatham-Kent.
In terms of LHIN boundaries, this translates into the SWO LHIN (LHIN 2) and the eastern portion of the Erie St. Clair LHIN (LHIN 1).
An Interim Executive Committee was formed to bring effective executive leadership to the integration and delivery of cancer services in SWO; to develop collaborative working relationships with other cancer and cancer-related initiatives outside SWO; and to serve as communication and liaison links with the broader constituency of which they are part.
The Southwest RCSA will coordinate and implement a continuum of cancer services and programs, including:
Members - Regional Cancer Services Alliance Southwestern Ontario:
Alexandra and Marine General Hospital
Canadian Cancer Society, Elgin – Middlesex Unit
Chatham-Kent Community Care Access Centre
Chatham-Kent Public Health Unit
Southwest Community Care Access Centre
Erie St. Clair Community Care Access Centre
County of Lambton Community Health Services Dept.
County of Oxford Dept. of Public Health and Emergency Services
Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance
Listowel and Wingham Hospitals Alliance
London Regional Cancer Program
South Bruce Grey Health Centre
St. Joseph’s Health Care, London
St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital
Strathroy Middlesex General Hospital
Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital
Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network
Grand River Regional Cancer Centre
Southwest Local Health Integration Network
Windsor Regional Cancer Centre