About the Program
This program aims to enhance care and support to patients and providers who reside in rural settings within Ontario, and to support rural and remote hospitals with the growing shortage of trained Emergency Department (ED) physicians.
The program, which started supporting the first six hospital sites in October 2022, offers access to coaching and mentoring 24 hours a day, seven days a week, supporting all patient acuity levels in six rural and remote emergency departments in Northern Ontario:
- Alexandra Hospital
- Alexandra Marine and General Hospital
- Atikokan General Hospital
- Blanche River Health - Englehart and District Hospital
- Blanche River Health - Kirkland and District Hospital
- Campbellford Hospital
- Chapleau Health Services / Services De Sante De Chapleau
- Deep River and District Hospital
- Espanola Hospital
- Geraldton Hospital
- Grey Bruce Health Services – Lion’s Head
- Grey Bruce Health Services – Markdale
- Grey Bruce Health Services – Meaford
- Grey Bruce Health Services – Southampton
- Grey Bruce Health Services – Wiarton
- Haldimand War Memorial Hospital
- Hanover District Hospital
- Hôpital Glengarry Memorial Hospital
- Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance – Clinton Public Hospital
- Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance – Seaforth Community Hospital
- Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance – St. Mary’s Memorial
- Kemptville District Hospital
- Lady Dunn Health Centre
- Lake of the Woods District Hospital
- Manitoulin Health Centre - Little Current Hospital
- Manitoulin Health Centre - Mindemoya Hospital
- Mattawa Hospital
- MICs Group of Health Services - Anson General Hospital
- MICs Group of Health Services - Bingham
- MICs Group of Health Services – Lady Minto
- Norfolk General Hospital
- North of Superior Healthcare Group - The McCausland Hospital Site
- North of Superior Healthcare Group - Wilson Memorial General Hospital Site
- North Shore Health Network - Blind River Site
- North Shore Health Network - Thessalon Hospital
- North Shore Health Network - Richards Landing
- Quinte Healthcare Corporation - North Hastings Hospital
- Quinte Healthcare Corporation - Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital
- Red Lake Margaret Cochenour Memorial Hospital
- Renfrew Victoria Hospital
- Riverside Health Care Facilities - LaVerendrye General Hospital
- Riverside Health Care Facilities - Rainy River Health Centre
- Santé Manitouwadge Health
- Sensenbrenner Hospital
- Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre
- South Bruce Grey Health Centre – Chesley Site
- South Bruce Grey Health Centre – Durham Site
- South Bruce Grey Health Centre - Kincardine Site
- South Bruce Grey Health Centre - Walkerton Site
- South Huron Hospital Association
- St. Francis Memorial Hospital
- St. Joseph's General Hospital (Elliot Lake)
- Weeneebayko Area Health Authority - Weeneebayko General Hospital
- West Haldimand General Hospital
- West Nipissing General Hospital/Hôpital General de Nipissing Ouest
Additional hospitals will be added over the next year.
This will support and maintain quality of patient care, while allowing the patient to remain closer to home. It also allows faster recognition when patient transport is required and enhances stabilization prior to transfer.
Program Values
- Person-centered
- Relationship-centered
- Culturally safe
- Compassion, humility, and empathy
- Clinical excellence
Contact Us
For more information about the ED Peer-to-Peer program, please contact us: EDPeer@ontariohealth.ca.
Thank you for your interest in becoming an ED Peer; however, applications for this role are no longer being accepted.
Please do not send us personal health information – including healthcare number, diagnosis, treatment plans – or other personal information or attachments.