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Lakeridge Health is a health system and hospital network serving Durham Region , Ontario in the eastern part of the Greater Toronto Area . It operates four acute hospitals with emergency departments ( Bowmanville , Oshawa , Port Perry , Ajax and Pickering ), one specialty hospital with a regional mandate ( Whitby ) and a variety of offsite locations. Lakeridge Health is part of the Central East Local Health Integration Network (CE LHIN).

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8-553: After a recommendation from the Health Services Restructuring Commission in 1998, the Ontario government amalgamated four Durham area hospitals: Memorial Hospital Bowmanville , North Durham Health Services (consisting of Community Memorial Hospital Port Perry and Uxbridge Cottage Hospital ), Oshawa General Hospital and Whitby General Hospital – to create what is now known as Lakeridge Health. In January 2004,

16-566: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Memorial Hospital Bowmanville Lakeridge Health Bowmanville is a fully accredited hospital in Clarington , Ontario , Canada, servicing the municipality of Clarington . It is run by Lakeridge Health Corporation , part of the Central East Local Health Integration Network . The hospital was founded as Memorial Hospital Bowmanville in 1913. In 1998

24-574: The Uxbridge site became aligned with Markham Stouffville Hospital and left the Lakeridge grouping. With the merger of Rouge Valley Health System and The Scarborough Hospital , management of the Rouge Valley Ajax and Pickering site was transferred to Lakeridge Health on December 1, 2016. The President and Chief Executive Officer is Cynthia Davis. On May 13, 2017, Lakeridge Health was attacked by

32-468: The WannaCry ransomware attack among many other institutions around the globe. By afternoon, most areas were up and running again. On April 26, 2018, Lakeridge Health launched an online platform MyChart for patients to manage their health information. Lakeridge Health offers primary, secondary, tertiary and post-acute care in inpatient and ambulatory settings. Services differ at the acute hospital sites, from

40-470: The 1850s only steps from the present hospital, was purchased in 1912 by J.W. Alexander, President of the Dominion Organ and Piano Company, who donated it for use as a hospital. This building was demolished and a new building on the same site was formally opened on July 31, 1951. Over the years, more renovations and additions were needed to house the extensive programs and services offered. On June 11, 2009,

48-631: The Lakeridge Health Board of Trustees approved several new projects at Lakeridge Health Bowmanville, including mammography, coffee kiosk and gift shop projects. In July 2011, Lakeridge Health announced the opening of a new space for its Critical Care unit. Expansions related to the Emergency Department and day surgery are expected to occur in the near future. An expansion to the hospital was announced in January 2018. A ground level heliport

56-607: The hospital, along with North Durham Health Services ( Community Memorial Hospital Port Perry and Uxbridge Cottage Hospital ), Oshawa General Hospital and Whitby General Hospital , were placed under the administration of the Lakeridge Health Corporation . Memorial Hospital was subsequently renamed, and Uxbridge Cottage Hospital has left the partnership and is now a site of the Markham Stouffville Hospital . The former private residence, constructed in

64-404: The predominantly General Practitioner (GP), based services at Lakeridge Health Port Perry to the very high acuity services provided at Lakeridge Health Oshawa by physician specialists and interprofessional teams. Services provided across Lakeridge Health are organized into eight clinical programs: This article about a medical , pharmaceutical or biotechnological corporation or company

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