Program overview

Every Canadian province faces the same paradox. Limb-threatening vascular disease is common, costly, and often catastrophic, but the infrastructure to manage it is concentrated in just a few urban hospitals. Own Health’s Vascular Population Health System addresses this gap by linking every point of care (tertiary centers, regional hospitals, community clinics, home care, long term care, health hubs, and remote sites) into a single, coordinated service line. At the core is a provincial steering table co-chaired by Own Health vascular specialists, health authority executives, and local clinical leaders.

System challenge addressed

Without a shared governance structure, vascular care delivery is fragmented. Referral patterns are inconsistent, triage decisions vary widely, and outcomes are driven more by geography than clinical need. Ministries and health authorities often lack the data, structure, and visibility required to reduce amputation rates, optimize access, or equitably deploy resources.

Model of delivery

Own Health implements a centralized intake and triage hub staffed by nurse practitioners and vascular surgeons. This hub standardizes how referrals are handled and ensures timely access based on clinical risk, not location. Doctor Dash, our PHIPA-certified clinical decision support system (CDSS), streams referral, triage, imaging, and wound-care data into regional dashboards so that performance can be tracked and compared across all care sites. The model is built on five structural components:

• Unified governance that defines one referral policy, one set of triage criteria, and one KPI dashboard
• A digital backbone that integrates imaging systems, EMRs, and wound photo capture
• Workforce enablement that connects local teams to virtual vascular expertise and care protocols
• Equity-focused outreach including mobile screening events and multilingual education in underserved communities
• Value-based budgeting models that reward prevention and care coordination rather than crisis response

Impact and value

This system consistently achieves a 25% reduction in major amputations within three fiscal cycles, double-digit reductions in vascular-related ED visits, dramatic decrease in time to specialist consult (eg. 6 months down to 5 days), and province-wide reporting on key indicators like time to revascularization, wound-healing velocity, and patient-reported quality of life. It enables provincial planners to see in real time which regions are succeeding, where gaps remain, and how funding and clinical supports should be directed.

How to get started

Request a strategic working session with Own Health. We will assess your current provincial or regional landscape, review your existing pathways and referral models, and deliver a roadmap that includes governance options, technology integration planning, and phased implementation timelines tailored to your region’s needs.