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(Durham Region) – NOVEMBER 7, 2024  – Lakeridge Health is proud to announce that it has been recognized with two significant awards from Ontario Health’s Trillium Gift of Life Network (TGLN) – Ontario’s organ and tissue donation agency – as part of the 2023/2024 Hospital Achievement Awards.
This past year, Lakeridge Health teams supported 13 organ donors, leading to 42 life-saving transplants that gave 38 people a second chance at...
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Durham Region) – NOVEMBER 1, 2024 – Durham Region’s first-ever PET-CT scanner will soon open for patients at Lakeridge Health’s Oshawa Hospital. This means Durham Region residents will no longer have to commute to Toronto or Ottawa, Ontario for access to lifesaving, diagnostic imaging services as it will soon be available close to home.
PET-CT, or Positron Emission Tomography (PET) with Computerized Tomography (CT), allows for detailed, three-dimensional...
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(Oshawa) — October 10, 2024, In a groundbreaking new initiative, Lakeridge Health has teamed with Ontario Tech University to drive health-care innovation and address Durham Region’s evolving health needs using artificial intelligence (AI). The Partnership for Advanced Technology in Health Care seeks to enhance patient care and improve health outcomes for the community through the sharing of cutting-edge research with...
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(Durham Region) - September 24, 2024 - Lakeridge Health welcomes all members of the Durham Region community to attend special visioning sessions and grab a sneak peek of the plans for Bowmanville Hospital’s much-anticipated hospital redevelopment project.
To be held on October 22 (in-person) and October 30 (virtual), the Bowmanville Hospital Redevelopment Community Visioning Sessions will enable community members to hear the latest redevelopment plans and upcoming...
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(Durham Region) – September 4, 2024, Lakeridge Health is proud to announce the official opening of the interim helipad in Bowmanville, a key milestone in the ongoing efforts to enhance health care for Durham Region.
For over 30 years, Bowmanville Hospital’s helipad was used to transfer critically ill patients to other acute care facilities. After it was closed in 2018 due to safety concerns, Lakeridge Health worked closely with Ornge, and various municipal, regional,...
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