Our History

SHCHC was forced to move from its Somerset location. While searching for a permanent home, the Centre moved to temporary quarters at 24 Selkirk Street in Vanier. SHCHC adopted an Official Languages policy, formalizing its commitment to providing services in French. Also during this period, three new major programs were established: Seniors' Health, Community Outreach, and Addiction Assessment and Referral.

In the fall of 2017, SHCHC launches the Vanier Social Pediatric Hub, a collaboration between Vanier Community Service Centre (CSC), Hôpital Montfort and CHEO. The Hub is the first of its kind in Ontario to deliver comprehensive health and social care in underserved and high-needs neighbourhoods. Its core team includes a nurse practitioner, social worker, pediatricians and a receptionist who work closely with existing Vanier CSC social services including legal, immigration, employment and food bank services, wellness programs and other supports. The goal of social pediatrics is that children and youth reach their full potential by addressing the needs and human rights of the whole child within their family and community – with children, youth and their families as active participants.

Sandy Hill CHC receives provincial Transformative Change Award for our advocacy efforts to implement supervised injection services.

On March 29, 2019, SHCHC is one of the three CTS sites in Ottawa approved by the MOHLTC to operate. Services are now available 7 days a week, 8 AM to 8 PM.

In the spring of 2019, the MOHLTC reveals the criteria and process for engagement as the work advances to establish Ontario Health Teams (OHT) as the new model of integrated care to improve the client experience and client outcomes while ensuring maximum value of resources. The intent is to bring together all sectors within the health system with an initial focus on primary care, hospitals and home care. These teams will ultimately be responsible for delivering more integrated care for clients, understanding their health care history, directly connecting them to the different types of care they need, and helping 24/7 in navigating the health care system. Champlain CHCs have been invited to participate in the development of a regional OHT for children and youth with CHEO and several other partners as the initiating organizations.

On July 18, 2019, the MOHLTC notified the Ottawa OHT conveners that we have been approved to move forward with a full application by October 9, 2019. There were three Champlain LHIN OHT readiness assessments accepted by the MOHLTC to move forward with a full application.

On December 6, 2019, the Ministry of Health announces the Ottawa Ontario Health Team as one of the first 24 teams in the province to implement a new model of organizing and delivering health care that better connects patients and providers in their communities to improve patient outcomes. The Ottawa Health Team – Équipe Santé Ottawa (OHT-ESO) is facilitated by 11 convening partners, including The Ottawa Hospital, the six Ottawa CHCs, Ottawa Public Health, Inner City Health, Bruyère and others. OHT-ESO also includes client and family partners and more than 60 organizational partners.