Community input requested to plan health care services for today and into the future
Durham Region— As Lakeridge Health evolves as a regional system of acute care, it must ensure it can meet the health care needs of the communities it serves - today and well into the future. To help guide how and where acute care services will be delivered over the next 20 years and beyond, Lakeridge Health is embarking on a Master Planning Process.
This is a formal process to identify what programs and services are required to meet the needs of the community over the next 5, 10 and 20+ years and where those services should be located. It also results in the creation of a blueprint for construction and development of the hospitals and other facilities needed to deliver those programs and services.
To help shape the development of the Master Plan, Lakeridge Health is inviting community members to participate in a public survey and Telephone Town Halls throughout February and March. The input and feedback gathered through the survey and town halls will inform the development of Lakeridge Health’s Master Plan.
“This is an exciting and rare opportunity to work together to help shape the future delivery of acute care services across our region,” said Matthew Anderson, Lakeridge Health President and CEO. “To ensure the Master Plan reflects and meets the diverse needs of the growing communities we serve, it is important people living and working in Durham Region have the opportunity to provide input about the way acute care services are provided today, and inform how those services can be improved in the future.”
The public survey will be available from January 29 until February 16, with Telephone Town Halls planned for mid-February and mid-March.
To learn how to participate visit our website. Watch for updates on the Lakeridge Health website in the Building for the Future section.
Phase 1 of public consultation will run until late March with the full Master Plan completed by early 2019.
Lakeridge Health is a regional acute care system with hospitals in Ajax, Bowmanville, Oshawa, Port Perry and Whitby, as well as more than a dozen community health locations across Durham Region. In addition to being a regional cancer treatment centre, Lakeridge Health also specializes in regional mental health, eye care and nephrology services.
For up-to-date information on activities and how you can get involved, visit our website, or on social media using Facebook and Twitter.
For more information contact:
Lakeridge Health Communications
T. 905.576.8711 extension 4317
communications@lakeridgehealth.on.ca