Lakeridge Health

• Port Perry Hospital gives patients something to smile about

  Donors help make new Smilezone possible at Port Perry Hospital. The spaces are custom designed to create therapeutic and interactive spaces for children of all ages.

  Health

  May 5, 2023
  
• Ontario’s lack of planning grant for new Whitby hospital ‘unacceptable,’ mayor says

  The Mayor of Whitby is calling on the provincial government to immediately fund a planning grant for the proposed Lakeridge hospital in Whitby.

  Canada

  Apr 6, 2023
  
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• Hospitals, paramedics in Durham under pressure from ‘critical’ staff shortage

  A joint statement issued by local paramedics and hospitals implored anyone with non-life-threatening issues to avoid the emergency room or calling an ambulance.

  Health

  Oct 29, 2022
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• Bowmanville restores ICU services after weeks-long closure over staffing crunch

  Today marks the return of inpatient critical care services, after some critical care nursing services were restored in mid-August.

  Health

  Sep 7, 2022
• Bowmanville Hospital to temporarily relocate ICU due to ‘significant staff shortage’

  A hospital in Bowmanville, Ont., says it is temporarily relocating its intensive care unit (ICU), citing a "significant staff shortage."

  Canada

  Jul 28, 2022
• Whitby, Ont. long-term care home to close in April

  Sunnycrest Nursing Home in Whitby, Ont., is closing its doors in April. The long-term care home was among those hardest hit by COVID-19 outbreaks in 2020.

  Health

  Feb 18, 2022
• COVID-19: Paxlovid pill available at Peterborough Regional Health Centre for eligible patients

  Dr. Lynn Mikula says the anti-viral drug Paxlovid will help keep people out of hospital and from becoming seriously or life-threateningly ill.

  Health

  Feb 8, 2022
• Durham municipalities compete to be site of region’s new hospital

  It's a new hospital that would be the cornerstone of Lakeridge Health's strategic master plan, and three area mayors in Durham are hoping their city will be one selected.

  News

  Jun 10, 2021
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• ‘Worst nightmare’: Ont. hospitals scramble to make room for COVID-19 patients as cases skyrocket

  Hospitals across Ontario are quickly filling up with COVID-19 patients as new case numbers continue to break provincial records.

  Canada

  Apr 16, 2021
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• ‘Impossibly long’: LTC waitlists, age discrimination among concerns in request for public inquiry

  In Durham, Peterborough and Lindsay there are nearly 12,500 people on a wait list to get into long-term care.

  Canada

  Mar 24, 2021