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Media Contact - The media is welcome to contact David Brazeau, RVHS Director of Public Affairs and Community Relations, at 647-294-8885 or at dbrazeau@rougevalley.ca .

Contact Us - The hospital's two campus addresses and phone numbers are listed on our Contact Us page.

Medical Sources - The media is welcome to contact any of our medical leaders. To see our list of physician leaders, please visit our Medical Sources page. To contact any physicians, please contact David Brazeau, Director, Public Affairs & Community Relations at 647-294-8885 or at dbrazeau@rougevalley.ca

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• August 14, 2009 - Rouge Valley provides tests despite problem
• August 12, 2009 - New physicians join RVHS
• July 27, 2009 - New physician to lead infectious diseases team
• July 23, 2009 - Physician earns top teaching award
• June 26, 2009 - RVHS builds on quality care and fiscal successes
• June 18, 2009 - AGM highlights year of positive change
• June 15, 2009 - Physician recruitment grows at RVAP
• April 17, 2009 - Board chair announces search for new CEO 
• March 11, 2009 - Community Advisory Group enhances Board perspective
• March 10, 2009 - RVHS visiting hours change
• Jan. 19, 2009 - Physician opens doors for students
• Jan. 12, 2009 - Special delivery!

News Archives

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Publications

• Key Facts 2007/2008 (40k PDF)
• Driving Success at Rouge (326k PDF)
• Echo / Community News
• Community Update - Scarborough, September 2007 (172k PDF)
• Community Update - Durham, September 2007 (169k PDF)
• Annual Accessibility Plan
• Condensed Financials - 2006-2007
• Community Newsletters
• Annual Report 2008 (Foundation)
• Annual Report 2007 (1.2MB PDF)
• Annual Report 2006 (856k PDF)
  
• Vision: Change Agenda PDF (176k)
• Growing To Serve You Better: October 2005 (275k PDF)
• Service Highlights: October 2005 (233k PDF)
• News You Can Use - October 2005 - LHIN healthcare (268k PDF)
• LHIN Update: June 2005 (1mb PDF)
• Community Update/Annual Report:
  June/July 2005 (869k PDF)
• Redevelopment Update (160k PDF)

• Services Consultations May 2004 (338k PDF)

Partner Publications

• Central East Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) May 2006  (831k PDF)

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Some Rouge Valley Media Coverage

• Central East Local Health Integration Network (CE LHIN) "Code STEMI at Rouge Valley provides "gold standard" care within 90 minutes" Read more (14k PDF)
• The Peterborough Examiner, Jan. 8, 2010 - "Hospital healthier post peer review" (Letter to the Editor). Read more (9k PDF)
• The Hospital News, December 2009 - "After years of planning, fundraising and building, the community recently got a sneak-peek of the newly-expanded emergency department at Rouge Valley Ajax and Pickering (RVAP)". Read more (631k PDF)
• The Hospital News, December 2009 - "A new electronic monitoring and charting program recently introduced at Rouge Valley Health System (RVHS) is helping to improve the quality of care and patient safety." Read more (337k PDF)
• The News Advertiser, Dec. 2, 2009 -  "It's thanks to a supportive community and staff the Ajax-Pickering hospital now has a top-notch emergency room, said the Province's health minister."  Read more (46k PDF)
• The News Advertiser, Nov. 27, 2009 - Two psychiatrists have joined the Rouge Valley Health System and will see patients at the Ajax-Pickering hospital. Read more (3k PDF)
• The News Advertiser, Nov. 25, 2009 - After years of planning, the Ajax-Pickering hospital's new emergency department will come to life next week. Read more (55k PDF)
• Inside Toronto, Nov. 11, 2009 - All three finalists in the running for a health innovation award being given next week are from Scarborough.The Central East Local Health Integration Network, which oversees health care planning in an area stretching from Scarborough to Peterborough, will present the award at the Celebrating Innovations of Health Care Expo, being held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on Wednesday, Nov. 18. Read more (42k PDF)
• Durham Region Online, Nov. 12, 2009 - Ajax resident Tracy Paterson is used to the medical world. She works for the Rouge Valley Health System Foundation, but when she was diagnosed with breast cancer last year, she got a first-hand look at the system. Read more (42k PDF)
• CBC.CA, Oct. 27, 2009 - The 2009/10 hockey season is expected to provide organizers, coaches, players and parents with all the unusual highlights and challenges that make up a Canadian winter at the rink. This year, however, there's an additional challenge that most hockey families have never had to confront. It's the H1N1 virus and all the speculation and uncertainty surrounding it. Read more (44k PDF)
• The Hospital News, September 2009 - The impact of cardiac disease on a patient's life can be overwhelming, and a traumatic event like a heart attack or cardiac intervention can be life-changing. Read more (293k PDF)
• The News Advertiser, Oct. 9, 2009 -  Feeling under the weather? Call in sick today.  Read more (38k PDF)
• The News Advertiser, Oct. 9, 2009 - Although Pat McNeil has recently stepped down from both the Ajax-Pickering hospital's board of directors and the foundation board, he still plans to act as a resource. Read more (41k PDF)
• The News Advertiser, June 17, 2009 - The excitement in Ajax-Pickering hospital’s birthing unit was three-fold last week after Kaydene Bromfield gave birth to triplets. At 5:20 a.m. Thursday, June 11, Kalisha entered the world, followed by Kahleo and Keyarra, all three of them one minute apart. Read more (38k PDF)
• The News Advertiser, April 22, 2009 - After turning what started as a four-month position into two years, the hospital's president and CEO has decided to end his stay. Read more (242k PDF)
• The News Advertiser, April 3, 2009 - Doctors and staff at Rouge Valley Ajax and Pickering beamed about a gift from the Town of Ajax Thursday. "This is going to make our female population a lot happier in their time of need," Dr. Michael Ricer told staff and Town of Ajax officials. Read more (38k PDF)
• The News Advertiser, March 19, 2009 - At a time when Ontarians can't be blamed for looking in any and every direction they can find for information on the state of public health care, it's a relief to know the Rouge Valley Health System has nothing to hide. Read more (20k PDF)
• The News Advertiser, March 17, 2009 - Out of 136 acute care hospitals in Ontario, only 17 allowed the Fraser Institue to name them in its most recent report card. Read more (40k PDF)
• The Hospital News, March 2009 - What's good for the public is also good for staff. Read more (55k PDF)
• Media Coverage Archive

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