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Lakeridge Health celebrates 2021/2022 Fiscal Year at Annual General Meeting
DURHAM REGION – Lakeridge Health staff and physicians gathered virtually with community members from across Durham Region last night to mark a year of extraordinary achievements, progress, and dedication at the 2022 Annual General Meeting (AGM).
“This past year, despite the many challenges of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, team members came together every day to ensure that patients...
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Dr. Michael Howlett’s installation as President of the national professional association is a first for a Lakeridge Health physician
(Durham Region) – June 13, 2022 – Dr. Michael Howlett, Chief and Medical Director, Emergency Services, Lakeridge Health is the newest President of the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP), a national professional organization that represents more than 2,300 emergency room doctors from across Canada. This...
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At Lakeridge Health, ensuring the safety of all patients and their families, as well as staff and physicians is our top priority.
On June 11, Ontario will lift its mandatory mask mandate in high-risk settings that include hospitals and other health-care settings. However, hospitals have the authority and ability to keep their own masking policies in place to support healthy and safe environments.
For the foreseeable future, all individuals entering any Lakeridge Health...
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Durham Region, ON - Queen’s University and Lakeridge Health are excited to announce an innovative and first-of-its-kind-in-Canada education and training approach that will help to address the ongoing physician shortage in many southeastern Ontario communities, including Durham Region.
Many Ontarians are unable to find family doctors in their own communities and are forced to travel to other regions for care. This gap in access to primary care remains an important issue...
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Durham Region’s newest long-term care home will provide state-of-the-art care close to home
DURHAM REGION – Today, Lakeridge Health celebrated the grand opening of Lakeridge Gardens, Durham Region’s newest long-term care home. Peter Bethlenfalvy, Minister of Finance and MPP for Pickering-Uxbridge, and John Henry, Durham Regional Chair, joined leaders from Lakeridge Health and Lakeridge Gardens to mark this important milestone.
Lakeridge Gardens...
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