About LHINC

The Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) were established by the Government of Ontario as community-based organizations to plan, co-ordinate, integrate and fund health care services at the local level. The LHINs work with the Ontario government, local health service providers, community agencies, residents and others to ensure a well coordinated system of health services. The Local Health Integration Network Collaborative (LHINC) is a new initiative formed to strengthen relationships between and among health service providers, associations and the LHINs, and to support system alignment. The purpose of LHINC is to support the LHINs in: fostering engagement of the health service provider community in support of collaborative and successful integration of the health care system; their role as system manager; where appropriate, the consistent implementation of provincial strategy and initiatives; and, the identification and dissemination of best practices.