Media alert - Canadian Health Leaders Summit: report on crumbling hospital infrastructure & focus on adolescent mental illness

CHARLOTTETOWN, June 16, 2015 /CNW/ - More than 700 hospital and health policy experts will tackle some of the most pressing challenges facing Canadian healthcare organizations.

WHAT:	HealthCareCAN and the Canadian College of Health Leaders are co-presenting The National Health Leadership Conference. Participants will discuss ways to halt Canada's drop in world healthcare rankings and get the right healthcare priorities back on the federal agenda.
WHERE:	PEI Convention Centre, Delta Prince Edward, 18 Queen Street,
	Charlottetown, PEI
EVENT:	TODAY'S LINE UP:
	Transforming adolescent mental healthcare: An Ontario centre presents findings of an innovative new program for teens. The results? Decreased wait times and length of stay, better follow-up, and increased levels of patient/family satisfaction. Press release: http://www.healthcarecan.ca/mental-health
	Crumbling hospital infrastructure: Serious infrastructure failings are already happening at a number of Canadian facilities. The total repair backlog is in the billions of dollars. How is this affecting care, and what sort of funding solutions are needed? Press release: http://www.healthcarecan.ca/hospital-infrastructure

SOURCE HealthCareCAN

Elissa Freeman (Toronto), 416.565-5605; Jennifer Tiller (Ottawa), 613.290.2473; Robyn McIsaac (Atlantic), 902.440.1551