Evaluating an Integrated Local System Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Case Study of East Toronto Health Partners.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

East Toronto Health Partners (ETHP) is a network of organizations that serve residents of East Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ETHP is a newly formed integrated model of care in which hospital, primary care, community providers and patients/families work together to improve population health. We describe and evaluate the evolution of this emerging integrated care system as it responded to a global health crisis.

Description

This paper begins by describing ETHP's pandemic response mapping out over two years of data. To evaluate the response, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 30 decision makers, clinicians, staff, and volunteers who were part of the response. The interviews were thematically analyzed, and emergent themes mapped onto the nine pillars of inte

SUBMITTER: Shearkhani S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10289038 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature