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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.
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Announcement of the Home’s Name and Completion of Major Construction Highlights the Value of Collaborative Partnerships
DURHAM REGION – Today, Lakeridge Health, Infrastructure Ontario, and PCL Construction celebrated a culmination of milestone events for Lakeridge Gardens, the new long-term care home located next to Ajax Pickering Hospital.
Last month, Lakeridge Health announced the home’s name, Lakeridge Gardens, after completing a community consultation...
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DURHAM REGION – Today, Lakeridge Health announced the name of the new long-term care home at Ajax Pickering Hospital. Following months of consultation and invaluable feedback from the community, the new home will be known as Lakeridge Gardens.
Lakeridge Health launched a Community Naming Survey in 2021 to give Durham Region residents, local organizations, and Lakeridge Health team members an opportunity to share their perspectives on the home’s name.
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Durham Region – On January 26, Lakeridge Health opened a new COVID-19 Therapeutic Clinic to provide eligible COVID-19 patients with access to specialized treatment for COVID-19 with anti viral medications, including Paxlovid.
“We’re excited to be able to provide these important treatments, which will help many throughout Durham Region avoid serious outcomes, including hospitalization and death,” said Cynthia Davis, President and CEO of Lakeridge Health....
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