Professional Practice
IAC Reports & Summaries

Moving forward issues of Professional Practice can require ONA and its members to advance their concerns to the formal stage of an Independent Assessment Committee (IAC) hearing. When concerns are not adequately addressed by employers, many ONA collective agreements provide the option to call an IAC.

This section of the website contains the reports from past IACs and the recommendations made by the expert panels following the hearings.

2021

Southlake Regional Health Centre – Medical Assessment Consultation Unit (MACU) (November 14 2021)

Independent Assessment Committee REPORT: Southlake Regional Health Centre - Medical Assessment Consultation Unit (MACU)

pdfNovember 2021

St. Mary’s General Hospital – Emergency Department (July 16, 2021)

Independent Assessment Committee REPORT: St. Mary's General Hospital - Emergency Department

Media Release: More Registered Nurses Needed at St. Mary’s General Hospital Emergency Department, Expert Panel Says (July 21, 2021)

Guelph General Hospital – Special Care Nursery (May 30, 2021)

Independent Assessment Committee REPORT: Guelph General Hospital - Special Care Nursery

Media Release: Expert Nursing Panel agrees with ONA: More registered nurses are required in Special Care Nursery at Guelph General Hospital (May 31, 2021)

2017

Southlake Regional Health Centre – Emergency Department (October 9, 2017)

Independent Assessment Committee REPORT: Southlake Regional Health Centre - Emergency Department

pdfOctober 2017

Independent Assessment Committee SUMMARY: Southlake Regional Health Centre - Emergency Department

pdfOctober 2017

Media Release: Expert Nursing Panel Determines Southlake Emergency Department Needs More Registered Nurses (October 25, 2017)

2016

Humber River Hospital – Hemodialysis Unit (June 12, 2016)

Independent Assessment Committee REPORT: Humber River Hospital - Hemodialysis Unit

Media Release: Expert Nursing Panel Makes 18 Recommendations to Improve Care for Hemodialysis Patients at Humber River Hospital (May 27, 2016)

Sault Area Hospital – 3C Short Stay Medical Unit (April 2016)

Independent Assessment Committee REPORT: Sault Area Hospital - 3C Short Stay Medical Unit

Media Release: Expert Nursing Panel Makes 91 Recommendations to Improve Patient Care at Sault Area Hospital (May 27, 2016)

2014

Humber River Hospital – Endoscopy Program (Finch and Church Sites) (July 25, 2014)

Independent Assessment Committee REPORT: Humber River Hospital Endoscopy Program (Finch and Church Sites)

Erie St. Clair Community Care Access Centre (July 10, 2014)

Independent Assessment Committee REPORT: Erie St. Clair Community Care Access Centre (CCAC)

Nipigon District Memorial – Emergency Department and Acute Care Unit (April 2014)

Independent Assessment Committee REPORT: Nipigon District Memorial - Emergency Department and Acute Care Unit

Rouge Valley Health System – 3 Margaret Birch Wing (Post Acute Care Unit consisting of geriatric treatment and assessment, complex continuing care and alternate level of care beds) (February 2014)

Independent Assessment Committee REPORT: Rouge Valley Health System - 3 Margaret Birch Wing (Post Acute Care Unit consisting of geriatric treatment and assessment, complex continuing care and alternate level of care beds)

pdfFebruary 2014

Independent Assessment Committee SUMMARY: Rouge Valley Health System - 3 Margaret Birch Wing (Post Acute Care Unit consisting of geriatric treatment and assessment, complex continuing care and alternate level of care beds)

pdfFebruary 2014

2013

Kingston General Hospital – Critical Care Program (ICU) (May 15, 2013)

Independent Assessment Committee REPORT: Kingston General Hospital Critical Care Program (ICU)

Independent Assessment Committee SUMMARY: Kingston General Hospital Critical Care Program (ICU)

Lakeridge Health Oshawa – Emergency Department (April 30, 2013)

Independent Assessment Committee REPORT: Lakeridge Health Oshawa Emergency Department

Independent Assessment Committee SUMMARY: Lakeridge Health Oshawa Emergency Department

Humber River Regional Hospital – Emergency Department (March 2013)

Independent Assessment Committee REPORT: Humber River Regional Hospital Emergency Department

Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital – Day Surgery Unit (March 25, 2013)

Independent Assessment Committee REPORT: Orillia Soldiers' Memorial Hospital - Day Surgery Unit

Independent Assessment Committee SUMMARY: Orillia Soldiers' Memorial Hospital - Day Surgery Unit

Partial Dissent of Independent Assessment Committee Report: Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital and Ontario Nurses’ Association

National Association of PeriAnesthesia Nurses of Canada Association - Position Statement (posted April 25, 2013) (Regarding the role of RPNs in surgical pre-admission clinics)

2012

Sault Area Hospital – Emergency Department (June 2012)

Independent Assessment Committee REPORT: Sault Area Hospital Emergency Department

Independent Assessment Committee SUMMARY: Sault Area Hospital Emergency Department

2011

Peterborough Regional Health Centre – Hemodialysis Unit (December 2011)

Independent Assessment Committee REPORT: Peterborough Regional Health Centre - Hemodialysis Unit

pdfDecember 2011

Lakeridge Health Corporation, Oshawa Campus – Surgical Unit (June 2011)

Independent Assessment Committee REPORT: Lakeridge Health Corporation, Oshawa Campus Surgical Unit

Sault Area Hospital – Renal Unit (March 2011)

Independent Assessment Committee REPORT: Sault Area Hospital Renal Unit

Cassellholme Home for the Aged, North Bay (March 2010)

Independent Assessment Committee REPORT: Cassellholme Home for the Aged, North Bay

2009

Niagara Health System, St. Catharines – Emergency Department (March 2009)

Independent Assessment Committee REPORT: Niagara Health System St. Catharines Emergency Department

2007

Grand River Hospital, Kitchener – Inpatient Surgical Unit (May 2007)

Independent Assessment Committee REPORT: Grand River Hospital, Kitchener - Inpatient Surgical Unit

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