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HomeMy WebLinkAboutChamber of Commerce - Contribution Request - Chamber Health Care Recruitment Council-~ GREATER KITCHEN ER WATERL^^ Chamber of Commerce January 4~', 2006 Mayor Carl Zehr and Members of Kitchener City Council 200 King Street West, Kitchener ON N2G 4G7 RE: Invitation To Contribute To The Chamber Health Care Recruitment Council Dear Mayor Zehr and Council: On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber. of Commerce we are extending an invitation to the City of Kitchener to invest in a comprehensive economic development- initiative for physician recruitment in the community. Working together with local hospitals, the new Chamber Health Care Recruitment Council, its volunteer task forces and Chamber support staff will plan and deliver programs that will: 1. Attract and retain family physicians, improving access for residents of Kitchener-Waterloo- Woolwich to primary health care. 2. Support local hospitals with their recruitment and retention efforts to ensure that they have a level of specialist support for all hospital patient care services and for family physicians to have access to specialist care for their patients. 3. Market Kitchener-Waterloo-Woolwich as an attractive community to practise not only for family physicians and specialists, but other health care professionals. 4. Address community health care issues and needs through policy development and advocacy initiatives with senior level governments to ensure broader provincial policy on the funding and delivery of health care in the Kitchener Waterloo area will be addressed. The Chamber has managed the physician recruitment program since 1998. 87 physicians have established practice in our area in that time. It is estimated that approximately 10,000 K-W citizens that didn't have a family physician in 1998 now do. However, it is estimated that over 33,000 residents .still do not have a family physician and two factors continue to challenge our community's recruitment efforts. The Kitchener Waterloo area's recruitment initiatives continue to be challenged by our fast growing population. As well, the competition for qualified health care professionals with other communities in the province has increased significantly. To respond to these challenges and strengthen our recruitment initiative, the process of developing a new vision, operational model and governance structure was carefully crafted over the past two years. It involved input from a number of Chamber volunteers, business and community leaders, including representatives of the university, corporate sector, medical community and Mayor Zehr. The creation of the Chamber Health Care Recruitment Council is the result and has the full support of the business community and local hospitals. An added challenge for our recruitment. efforts is the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care's decision to revoke our community's underserviced designation in August of 2005. The Ministry is currently reviewing this decision given more current information. The loss of this designation means that our community is competitively disadvantaged against other Southern Ontario communities, such as Barr~tea}egically lo~ated~in P.O. Box 2367 80 Queen St. N., Kitchener, Ontario N2H 6L4 ~` V Tel: (519) 576-5000 Fax: (519) 742-4760 Website: www greaterkwchamber.com E-mail: admin'cr~greaterkvvchamber.com Canada's ~. Technology Triangle Burlington, Brantford, Milton and Windsor who can offer family physicians valuable financial incentives through Ministry programs. We have also lost revenues from the Ministry for transportation and accommodation expenses for family residents participating in our physician recruitment weekend and for family physicians investigating the community for practice opportunities. While disappointed with the loss of the designation and the resultant competitive disadvantage, the Chamber will respond by implementing new strategies under the Chamber Health Care Recruitment Council. Attached is an organizational chart for the Chamber Health Care Recruitment Council, mandates for each of the Task Force initiatives, and summary budget. Liaison with the Joint Medical Resource Planning Committee of the two local hospitals is an integral part of the new structure ensuring that both family physician and specialist recruitment is well co-ordinated so that financial and human resources are fully optimized. The Chamber is committed to ensuring that volunteers have access to the staff required to help our community bring recruitment success and health care advocacy to the next level. A co-ordinated human resources plan has been developed that allows for full time support through our Chamber Vice President who will be dedicated to recruitment efforts working directly with the Council. In addition, other Chamber staff members will provide support through policy development and advocacy as well as resident weekend and tour planning, communication and marketing. Our 2006 annual budget has been set at $170,000. The majority of the funds will be raised through corporate donations. In addition to this request, The City of Waterloo and the Township of Woolwich will also be invited to participate in this new physician recruitment initiative. We are asking corporate donors to make five year commitments to the initiative; however we recognize that this may be difficult for local councils. Therefore, the Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce invites the City of Kitchener to contribute an investment of $20,000 in support of this important economic development initiative over the next year. $10,000 of that will contribute directly to family physician recruitment and $10,000 to specialist recruitment. In summary, investment in the Chamber Health Care Recruitment Council makes sense for a number of reasons: It is consistent with the City of Kitchener's economic development mandate. It will allow the Kitchener Waterloo area to compete with strong recruitment efforts from competing communities. It leverages financial investment from the business community and hospitals providing the best value for investments made. It supports a comprehensive (family physician and specialist) recruitment effort by addressing new challenges. It builds upon the strengths of a comprehensive volunteer network which has a track record of significant experience and achievement in this recruitment field. We thank Mayor Zehr and Council for considering this invitation to invest in the Chamber Health Care Recruitment Council and look forward to continuing our positive working relationship in implementing this new program. Sincerely, Gam,` -~ .. J(,y,~ Roger Farwell odd Letts , Chair President & CEO 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Attachments CHCRC ORGANIZATIONAL CHART CHAMBER HEALTH CARE RECRUITMENT COUNCIL Organization Chart Chair, Partner Employment Network Cathy Marks RIM Chair, Future of Healthcare Chair (TBD) Delivery Development Dr. Joe Lee Strategies *Education _ Advisor *Interprofessional 9~,- -" ''° Greg Barratt Recruitment ~ ~ ~ CIB CHAMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS* ; :i~ , Council Chair, Todd Letts ~ Chamber President & CEO ~ Board Advisor, Bruce Antonello ~ ' ~ Envisage Health Care Solutions Chair Chair, J.M.R.P.C./ Board Liaison, Jane George Welcome Network S ecialist Liaison p Airways Transit Service Limited Mitali De Dr. Ashok Sharma WLU Common Chief of Staff Grand River & St Mary's Hospitals , Chair, Family Physician Liaison Interim Chair, Glen Mathers Facilities & *Please see Specialist CIBC Wood Gundy Accommodation Recruitment Chatt Succeeded Feb 06 by Roger Farwell Jane Jantzi TWFP Deloitte & Touche *As with all chamber committees and task forces, the Chamber Health Care Recruitment Council reports to the Board of Directors through the President & CEO. The Council consists of 11 people, including the 7 functional area chairs. The President & CEO, VP Policy, a Board Advisor and Board Liaison will also be assigned to the Council. Chamber staff will co-ordinate the Council's agenda and meetings, advocacy, media and event management under the same guidelines established by the Board of Directors for all chamber committees and task forces. CO-ORDINATED COMMUNITY RECRUITMENT EFFORT Co-ordinated Community. Recruitment Effort Board SMrH/C'RH CEO SMC' 1-I/C RH Chair, J•M.R.P.C./Specialist Liaison Dr. Ashok Sharma _________ Common Chief of Staff Grand River & St Mary's Hospitals --------------- Joust Medical Resource & Planning Committee Specialist Recruitment i Coordinator 'Chief of Service I Chief of Anaesthesia Chief of Cardiovascular Surgery ~ -------------J Chief of Laboratory Chief of Internal Medicine Chief of Nuclear medicine i Chief of Paediatrics Chief of Psychiatry i Chief of Reproductive Medicine Chief of Radiology :Chief of Sureerv CHAMBER HEALTH CARE RECRUITMENT COUNCIL Chamber Board of Directors Council Chair, Todd Letts Chamber President & CEO Board Advisor, Bruce Antonello Envisage Health Care Solutions Board Liaison, Jane George Airways Transit Service Limited Reporting ~ Communication ----------• CHCRC TASK FORCE MANDATES CHAMBER HEALTH CARE RECRUITMENT COUNCIL TASK FORCE MANDATES Family Physician Liaison -Glen Mothers, CIBC Wood Gundy (To January 31 S`, 2006) This task force will liaise with family physicians and is involved in a number of marketing initiatives including the Physician Recruitment Weekend and Health Professional Recruitment Tour. Future of Health Care Delivery - Dr. Joe Lee, Centre for Family Medicine (To June 30, 2007) Education &Inter-Professional Recruitment This task force will further educational programs with Ontario Medical schools to attract more students for residency and clerkships and will work to retain physicians through continuing medical education opportunities. They will also focus on opportunities to attract other health care providers. In particular, this task force will liaise closely with the specialist recruitment initiatives of the two hospitals' Joint Medical Resource Planning Committee. Other initiatives include positioning our community well in terms of the future of health care delivery with respect to the role of the nurse-practitioner and other health professions. JMRPC /Specialist Liaison - Dr. Ashok Sharma, Grand River/St. Mary's Hospitals (To June 30, 2007) This task force will act as liaison to the two hospitals' Joint Medical Resources Planning Committee and their specialist recruitment initiatives. The group will also act in an advisory capacity on current and health care delivery issues. Partner Employment Network -Cathy Marks, Research In Motion (To June 30, 2007) This working group will focus on opportunities to find employment for spouses and partners of family physicians in order to encourage decisions to locate in Kitchener-Waterloo-Woolwich. Development Strategies -Campaign Chair - TBD/Advisor -Greg Barratt, Cowan Insurance/ (To June 30, 2006) This task force is responsible for recruiting community funds and sponsorships to support the initiatives of the Chamber Health Care Council. Welcome Network - Mitali De, Wilfrid Laurier University (To June 30, 2007) This task force is a network of individuals who are available to provide their perspective of our community to physician families considering locating to Kitchener-Waterloo-Woolwich. Special emphasis will be placed on a network of individuals fiom the broad diversity of faiths and cultures represented in our area. Facilities & Accommodation -Roger Farwell, The Walter Fedy Partnership (To June 30, 2006) This task force will explore opportunities to provide physicians with facilities to practice as well as accommodation for medical students doing their residencies and clerkships. ,i r. ... ,.._ ~ ~..i£:g'Ml~ { t.~{; }_. 3 i't: ijj;°:t.~k (;? ~w~~ i E"~'=."~„ G`li F .~ i tY . s' C' f i t 1 ~E't': a l t ,1 ~ ~ f'~ ~ ~_~ f r 1 rT.. CHAMBER HEALTH CARE RECRUITMENT 2006 SUMMARY BUDGET REVENUES Fundraising Other (UAP funding) Total Revenues $ 170,000 $ 0 $ 170,000 EXPENSES In-kind Contributions Family Physician Liaison Activities $ 43,500 $7,500 Specialist Liaison Activities $ 20,000 $60,000 Facilities $ 5,000 NIL Partner Employment & Welcome Network $ 5,000 $4,000 Future of Health Care $ 1,500 $2,500 Administration $ 85,000 $15,000 Marketing & Promotions $ 9,000 $1,000 Miscellaneous Expenses $ 1,000 NIL Total Expenses $170,000 $ 90,000 SURPLUS/LOSS $ 0 I Does not include capital project fundraising revenues 3 Does not include capital project expenses a Accounts for staff time excluding specialist recruitment and overhead costs s Assuming new marketing and promotional material will be developed for fundraising and recruitment and that we will be participating in physician recruitment and health care conferences such as ROMP and CASPR