Board of Directors Meeting Highlights
January 18, 2022
1. Catherine Lane, Board Chair, expressed thanks to all hardworking staff, with special mention of the fundraisers who brought in over $500,000 in December, 2021, and the management team who have kept volunteers and staff safe through the continuing pandemic.
2. Lisa Sullivan, Executive Director, provided the following updates
3. Board members from the Communications and Advocacy Committee will be contacting local Members of Provincial Parliament to support requests from Hospice Palliative Care Ontario for more funding in the March budget for hospice.
4. A one-time funding grant from the Ontario government plus the strong December donations means that the 2021/22 fiscal year will end without a deficit.
5. Currently programs in French are continuing virtually. However since our lease at Bruyère in Orleans will end by July 2022, we are looking for a new site in the east end for community programs.
6. Sylvie Lalonde delivered a detailed presentation on the Ontario Not-for-profit Corporations Act (ONCA) which was proclaimed in October 2021. The Governance Committee will oversee the transition to new By-laws and practices. They have prepared a plan that will bring HCO into line with ONCA by October 2024.
7. The Quality and Risk Management Committee is overseeing steps to accreditation with HCPCO (Hospice Palliative Care Ontario), anticipated to be fully complete by year’s end.
8. The next meeting of the Board will take place virtually on March 8, 2022.
2. Lisa Sullivan, Executive Director, provided the following updates
- We will soon be able to admit new patients to May Court following the end of the suspected COVID outbreak
- Many residence staff positions have now been filled, making it possible to open more resident rooms
- HCO has been working closely with other community agencies to find ways to support clients who are having difficulties accessing services in the community
- Despite the challenges, families continue to praise the support they receive, one favourably comparing the hospice experience over a hospital experience
- We are still awaiting a response to HCO’s request to Heritage Canada for funding our equity, diversity and inclusion project.
3. Board members from the Communications and Advocacy Committee will be contacting local Members of Provincial Parliament to support requests from Hospice Palliative Care Ontario for more funding in the March budget for hospice.
4. A one-time funding grant from the Ontario government plus the strong December donations means that the 2021/22 fiscal year will end without a deficit.
5. Currently programs in French are continuing virtually. However since our lease at Bruyère in Orleans will end by July 2022, we are looking for a new site in the east end for community programs.
6. Sylvie Lalonde delivered a detailed presentation on the Ontario Not-for-profit Corporations Act (ONCA) which was proclaimed in October 2021. The Governance Committee will oversee the transition to new By-laws and practices. They have prepared a plan that will bring HCO into line with ONCA by October 2024.
7. The Quality and Risk Management Committee is overseeing steps to accreditation with HCPCO (Hospice Palliative Care Ontario), anticipated to be fully complete by year’s end.
8. The next meeting of the Board will take place virtually on March 8, 2022.
