WRHA Strategic Plan

Prevention & Promotion

Goals for the future:

• We will have implemented strategies and initiatives that have reduced the incidence of preventable disease in the ongoing priority areas of tobacco reduction, early childhood development and communicable disease control.

Treatment & Support

Goals for the future:

• We will have provided coordinated entry systems so that the public's ability to navigate our health care services is enhanced.
• Access to health care services in Winnipeg will be more closely matched to the needs of the community.
• We will have applied best practice measures and evidence in order to provide a range of innovative treatments and services in the region.
• We will have reduced length of stay to meet targeted benchmarks.
• We will have reduced waiting times for selected service areas to within established standards.
• We will demonstrate transparency and openness in our dealings with the public, clients and families.
• We will evolve a culture and system that focuses on learning and collaborative improvement where patient safety is the primary focus for all staff.

Community

Goals for the future:

• We will clearly present and make widely available WRHA information about health, health issues and system performance.
• A comprehensive process will be in place that incorporates public input and client feedback into the WHRA strategic plan - 2/3 of poll respondents will agree that the WRHA is listening to the concerns of citizens.

Staff

Goals for the future:

• We will support individual WRHA staff and teams as they develop a culture of compassionate care.
• We will provide a safer and healthier work environment so that the number of claims and lost time will be comparable or less than similar organizations.
• We will have developed a workforce in the WRHA that more accurately reflects the cultural diversity of the region and where respect and tolerance is expected and understood.

Accountability

Goals for the future:

• We will have implemented clinical information systems that will improve the management of our resources and people.
• We will have implemented an integrated and comprehensive business system that will improve the way we manage spending and assess effectiveness.
• We will have implemented funding guidelines that support equity and best practice in all WRHA programs and sites.
• We will have incorporated performance agreements that reflect WRHA strategic directions as part of our contractual agreements with providers.
• We will have developed an integrated Regional Health Planning model that facilities priority setting and decision-making.

Research and Education

Goals for the future:

• Excellence will have been fostered in knowledge management by providing leadership, encouragement and support to both clinical and non-clinical areas.
• We will have responded to the rapid rate of change by supporting current and future staff in acquiring the educational/academic opportunities that will provide them with the required skills and knowledge.
• We will have fostered partnerships that build a strong academic and research role across the 4 CIHR pillars (bench to bedside) in the WRHA.
• We will have multidisciplinary education in both the academic and workplace environment.
  

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