Echo: January 2010 (750kb PDF)

• COVER STORY: New emergency department opens—And after years of planning, fundraising and
  construction, on Nov. 20 and 21, 2009, the community was treated to a sneak peek of RVAP’s newly-expanded ED.
• P.4: Kaizens improve patient experience—The results of Kaizen events at Rouge Valley are continuing to translate into significant benefits to patients.
• P.4: Good news for RVAP—In November and December 2009, Ajax-Pickering MPP Joe Dickson made two “good news“ announcements regarding RVAP hospital campus.
• P.5: OBTV: New electronic medical record at Rouge Valley’s Birthing and Newborn Centre—A new electronic monitoring and charting program recently introduced at RVHS is helping to improve the quality of care and patient safety.
• P.7: RVHS has lowest hospital mortality rate in the GTA east
• P.11: Operation Stone Age: Putting emergency preparedness to the test
• Every issue: P.2: PRESIDENT'S BLOG - P.6: WHO’S IN THE NEWS AT ROUGE - P.8: COMMUNITY GIVING - P.10: PHYSICIANS CHECK-UP - P.12: ROUGE VALLEY EVENTS

Echo: October 2009 (1.4mb PDF)

• COVER STORY: Protecting yourself against the flu—There are many things that Rouge Valley staff and others can do to protect themselves and their families from getting sick this fall.
• P.2: Cardiac care volunteers—The volunteer program at RVHS pairs patients being treated in the catheterization lab and cardiac rehab with volunteers who have survived a cardiac event.
• P.4: Returning home sooner—Good for patients and hospital
  
• P.7: New medication reconciliation program
  
• P.7: Reduced hospital-acquired infection rates
• P.10: Meet the 2009–10 RVHS Board of Directors
  
• P.11: Improving discharge process
  
• Every issue: P.5: WHO’S IN THE NEWS AT ROUGE - P.6: PHYSICIANS CHECK-UP - P.8: COMMUNITY GIVING - P.12: UPCOMING EVENTS