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News Releases

Collaborative Primary Care Recruitment Strengthens Access to Care Across Muskoka and Almaguin
October 1, 2026
Regional partnerships, community investment and innovative recruitment efforts are helping build a stronger primary care workforce.
Community Voices Helping Shape Health Care Across Muskoka and Almaguin
September 24, 2026
Your perspective can make a difference. Lived experience makes health care better.
New Caregiver Resources Page Helps Connect Families to Support
July 23, 2026
The Muskoka Almaguin Ontario Health Team (MAOHT) has launched a new Caregiver Resources page on its website.
How the MAOHT is Supporting Primary Care Providers Through the SCOPE Program
July 17, 2026
Supporting primary care providers is an important part of strengthening healthcare across Muskoka and Almaguin.
Connecting People to Care: Muskoka Almaguin OHT Advances Recruitment at National Rural Health Conference
May 26, 2026
The Muskoka Almaguin Ontario Health Team (MAOHT) is continuing its work to help more residents connect to primary care—by strengthening the relationships that bring healthcare providers to the region.
Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare Announces Partnership with Granite Ridge Retirement Residence to Add Transitional Beds in Gravenhurst
January 8, 2026
Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare Announces Partnership with Granite Ridge Retirement Residence to Add Transitional Beds in Gravenhurst
Welcoming Sarah Hudson as the MAOHT’s Palliative Care Clinical Coach
June 27, 2025
We are pleased to announce that Sarah Hudson has been selected to take on the role of Palliative Care Clinical Coach with the MAOHT effective June 23, 2025.
Our New Name
May 5, 2025
We’re pleased to share that the Muskoka and Area Ontario Health Team is now the Muskoka Almaguin Ontario Health Team (MAOHT).
Communication from AC and CSC Co-Chairs | PFCPAC Co-Chair: Evelyn Brown
January 16, 2025
On behalf of the Alliance Council and Collaboration Steering Committee Co-Chairs, Dr. Keith Cross, Jodi Phillips, Dr. David Mathies and Donna Kearney
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In the Media
William S. Monk Community Health Care Development Fund Donation
LinkedIn
May 31, 2025
$20K grant via the Dr. William S. Monk Community Health Care Development Fund, which will allow David Gravelle, MAOHT Recruiter to be well-positioned (I like the word “competitive”…he will say “collaborative”) with a travel budget to get him to important recruiting events in the U.K., Kansas City, Anaheim, the Caribbean and Ireland.QUEEN’S MEDICAL STUDENTS TAKE A ROMP AROUND MUSKOKA IN LOCAL RECRUITMENT DRIVE – MuskokaTODAY.com
MuskokaTODAY.com
Jun 02, 2024
Six Queen’s University medical students toured around the district as part of the province’s Rural Ontario Medical Program. They got a hands-on look at community practices to recruit desperately needed graduates locally.Three Foreign-Trained Doctors Lured To South Muskoka Following Recruitment Tours
MuskokaToday.com
Apr 24, 2024
Three new international doctors could be practicing in South Muskoka late this summer or early fall.Physician recruitment underway through new provincial program
MyMuskokaNow
Apr 15, 2024
The Practice Ready Ontario (PRO) program could bring as many as three new physicians to Muskoka as soon as this fall.Nurse navigators connect patients to care—and keep them out of emergency rooms
The Toronto Star
Aug 01, 2023
A virtual team of nurses support primary care providers in Ontario through a program called SCOPE, which stands for Seamless Care Optimising the Patient Experience.Muskoka hosting U of T med students
Ontario Morning, CBC Radio
Jun 22, 2023
Selling city-trained med students on a cottage country practice. That's the idea behind the Muskoka Almaguin Health Team hosting two U of T students earlier this month. We heard about how the students fared, and about how effective a recruitment tool the program might be.
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