Divestment and Governance: CAMH and Oak Ridge

CAMH has been approached by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care about the possibility of taking over the governance and management of the provincial, maximum secure forensic programs housed in the Oak Ridge facility at the Mental Health Centre Penetanguishene.

The Mental Health Centre Penetanguishene (MHCP) is the last of the provincial psychiatric hospitals to be divested / transferred into the public hospital system, and the Province has been looking at ways to proceed with the divestment for some time.

CAMH has agreed to consider this proposal, subject to a full impact analysis and due diligence process.

CAMH, like Oak Ridge, has a long-standing interest in improving the forensic mental health system, improving quality of care, and extending the reach and impact of specialized research and training.

CAMH has a lot more questions than we have answers at this point. We need to fully explore this proposal in all its complex dimensions through a due diligence process to determine whether it is indeed feasible. We hope to have this due diligence process completed sometime during the summer of 2008.

This proposal is part of a larger, combined plan for the governance of hospitals in Midland and Penetanguishene unveiled by Dr. Kevin Smith, Supervisor of the Huronia District Hospital, on April 28, 2008. Please see this Public Handout for more information.

Divestment and Governance: CAMH and Oak Ridge

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