Edith Mercieca

Edith Mercieca is the Director of Home and Community Support Services at Maamwesying North Shore Community Health Services and Co-Director of the Maamwesying Ontario Health Team. An Anishinaabe Kwe from Sagamok Anishnawbek, Edith has dedicated 30+ years to advancing First Nation and Indigenous community health services across Northern Ontario. Her work is grounded in culturally safe, community-driven care that supports individuals and families to remain connected to their homes, communities, and traditions throughout all stages of life.

Edith provides leadership for a broad range of integrated services, including home care nursing, rehabilitation therapies, Indigenous System Navigation, palliative care and end-of-life care, assisted living services for high-risk seniors, dementia care initiatives, and culturally grounded wellness programming. She has played a key role in strengthening partnerships with hospitals, Ontario Health Teams, and community organizations to improve transitions in care and increase equitable access to Indigenous health services across the service area.

 As Co-Director of the Maamwesying Ontario Health Team, Edith leads the Transitions in Care Collaborative focused on embedding Indigenous System Navigators within 7 partner hospitals to improve care coordination, discharge planning, advocacy, and culturally safe transitions back to community. This innovative work supports Indigenous patients and families navigating complex health systems while strengthening relationships between hospitals, primary care, and community-based services. The collaborative model and associated Meditech Expanse Indigenous Self-Identification and referral processes will be showcased nationally at the upcoming e-Health Conference and Tradeshow 2026 in June 2026.

 A passionate advocate for Indigenous health transformation, Edith is also a Co-Principal Investigator on the national NFRF-funded research initiative, Weaving Indigenous Community-Led and Interdisciplinary Research to Develop Culturally Safer Wholistic Brain Health Assessment. Her leadership focuses on integrating Indigenous knowledge, traditional healing, and community priorities into health system planning, service delivery, and research.