South West LHIN facts
Geography and Communities:
The South West LHIN covers a large portion of south western Ontario from Lake Erie to the Bruce Peninsula, an area of 21,639 square kilometres. This includes Bruce, Elgin, Grey*, Huron, Middlesex, Norfolk*, Oxford and Perth counties.
For a complete list of communities in the South West LHIN, from Adelaide to Zurich, click here.
For a map of the South West LHIN click here and for a map of all Ontario LHINs click here (pdf).
Population:
The population of the South West LHIN is 962,539.
(2006 Census-based Ministry of Finance Population Estimates (2001-2010) and Projections (2011-2036) for Local Health Integration Networks. Updated May 2011.)
The population is distributed across the LHIN as follows:
16.6% North (Grey and Bruce counties)
14.7% Central (Huron and Perth counties)
68.7% South (Middlesex/London, Elgin, Oxford and part of Norfolk counties)
Within the South West LHIN approximately 69% of the population is classified as urban and 31% is rural.
LHIN Budget:
The 2012/13 health care budget for the South West LHIN is $2.1 billion.
The South West LHIN budget is allocated as follows:
| Sector |
Budget ($ million) |
|
| Hospitals |
1,540 |
|
| Long-Term Care Homes |
299 |
|
| Commuity Care Access Centre |
179 |
|
| Community Mental Health |
49.1 |
|
| Community Support Services |
32 |
|
| Acquired Brain Injury |
4.4 |
|
| Supportive Housing |
16.9 |
|
| Community Health Centres |
16.9 |
|
| Addictions Programs |
9.2 |
|
| Initiatives (Priorities Fund) |
4.5 |
|
| Opertation of LHIN |
5.1 |
|
| Initiatives (LHIN Operations) |
0.4 |
|
| Total |
2,154 |
|
(Source: July 2012 MLPA)
Health Service Providers funded by the LHIN:
- 20 hospital corporations (33 sites)
- 1 community care access centre (South West CCAC)
- 78 long-term care homes
- 60 community support services
- 5 community health centres (
- 38 mental health and addictions agencies
More about LHINS and the South West LHIN:
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* Approximately 5% of Grey county is in the Waterloo Wellington LHIN and 79% of the Norfolk portion of Haldimand-Norfolk county is in the Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant LHIN.