BOHT and CCHOHT Voluntary Exploration for Integration Opportunities
December 12th 2025
To our valued CCHOHT Partners and core members,
We are writing to advise of a recent mutual decision of the Burlington Ontario Health Team (BOHT) Board of Directors and Connected Care Halton Ontario Health Team (CCHOHT) Collaborative Committee. At our most recent meetings, both the BOHT Board and CCH OHT Collaborative Committee approved respective motions to advance planning for integration of the two OHT entities.
This decision builds on a shared history of successful collaboration and synergy between the two Ontario Health Teams (OHTs), which has included projects such as development of a Halton Health Home model, the Community Wellness Hub, and what we hope will be our flagship initiative – the Integrated Health Services Centre campus.
Beyond successful partnerships on targeted initiatives, this decision reflects a recognition that Burlington should not be separate and apart from its upper tier municipality of Halton Region. There are significant and real alignments to the region culturally, as well as from a long-term planning perspective.
Through the process of a voluntary integration, we expect to be able to make significant gains in the efficiency and delivery not only of our OHT priorities but to greatly ease the administrative burden on many of our partners supporting multiple OHTs. This will allow our partners to focus on what matters most – front line care.
At this time, we are engaging in this work with the expectation that we will have recommendations to our respective governing bodies within six months. We are committed to providing our partners with regular updates as this work progresses.
Please do not hesitate to be in touch if you have any comments or would like to connect further in the interim.
Sincerely,
Kathy Peters, Executive Director BOHT Zoe Dawe, Executive Director CCHOHT