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IWK French Language Services Plan for 2010-2011
A message from Anne McGuire, President and CEO, IWK Health Centre
The IWK Health Centre provides quality care to the women, children and youth of the Maritimes by bringing together care, research, teaching and advocacy for best results. In addition to tertiary (highly-specialized) care, the IWK also provides primary and secondary care services. The IWK is engaged in leading-edge research, the promotion of healthy families and the education of health professionals and other learners. We are among the region’s strongest advocates for the health and safety of families.
The IWK Health Centre recognizes the need to connect families in ways that work best for them, respecting their individuality and unique backgrounds – including culture and language. In keeping with the IWK’s Maritime mandate, we are committed to enhancing the French language services we provide to the Francophone and Acadian families who live throughout our region. The recognition of, and support for, the cultural and personal value’s of IWK patients as partners in the health care process is intrinsic to the IWK’s commitment to patient and family-centred care.
At the IWK we recognize and support diversity, and work to meet the diverse needs of all our patients. As part of our Strategic Plan, we undertook the creation of a diversity and inclusion strategy for the IWK that was approved by the Executive Leadership Team this past year. Our intention is to become a culturally competent organization through the implementation of a strategy that focuses on human resources, organizational policies and patient care.
We are pleased to provide the government of Nova Scotia with our 2010-2011 French Language Services Plan, reflective of our continued commitment to providing the best care to all Nova Scotia and Maritime families. We hope that articulating our existing and future plans for French Language Services at the IWK will help support the province’s efforts to promote the development of the Acadian and Francophone community, and preserve the French language for future generations.
