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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. Patients and families with questions may visit our Patient Relations 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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Awards for Communication - Our newsletters, blogs and websites have won awards from these public relations professional organizations:

• Health Care Public Relations Association of Canada, 2008; and
• APEX Awards for Publications Excellence, USA, 2006 to 2010.

• President & CEO Rik Ganderton's Personal Business Commitments (2009 - 2010)
• News for staff at RVHS - Notice to employees of member organizations of Ontario hospitals
  

News Releases

Rouge Valley Media Coverage

• Durham Radio (four stations) - Aug. 17, 2010 - Whitby resident receives first smaller, more advanced defibrillator in procedure at Rouge Valley Health System.
  
• The Hospital News - August 2010 - Bypassing emergency for faster cardiac care
                                                         - Why lean works for patients at Rouge Valley 
• The News Advertiser - July 8, 2010 - Community focus for new chairman: Janet Ecker ends two-year term at Ajax-Pickering. 
• HIROC News - June 9, 2010 - Staff, volunteers getting Passports to Patient Safety in order.
• HIROC News - June 11, 2010 -  Rouge Valley Health System gears up for popular patient safety event. 
  
• Durham Radio - June 7, 2010 - Faster cardiac care thanks to initiative by Rouge Valley and partners
  
• Pharmacy Connection - June 2010 - Pharmacy technicians on the regulation route agree that the challenges will be worth it. 
• The News Advertiser - May 14, 2010 - The Town of Ajax is giving kudos to people who make the town a great place to live.
• The News Advertiser - May 9, 2010 - A look into a room full of hospital volunteers may have had people wondering what century they were in.  
• Hospital News - April 2010 -  Rouge Valley Health System (RVHS) is one of many hospitals across Ontario that have adopted 'Lean', a management philosophy based on the elimination of waste and respect for people.  
• The Toronto Sun -  Feb. 15, 2010 - The newspaper did a two-page feature article on patient experiences in our excellent cardiac care program.
  
• The News Advertiser, March 25, 2010 - "The Ajax-Pickering hospital has opened its latest development, and staff, doctors, donors and politicians were on hand Wednesday to celebrate the milestone."
• The News Advertiser, Feb. 14, 2010 - "It was all smiles at the Ajax-Pickering hospital last week when Pickering Mayor Dave Ryan presented a brand new machine that will make work for staff less stressful and patients more comfortable."
• The Scarborough Mirror: Feb. 11, 2010 - "Gold standard heart program approved at RVHS".
• Central East Local Health Integration Network (CE LHIN) - February 2010 - "Code STEMI at Rouge Valley provides "gold standard" care within 90 minutes".
• The Peterborough Examiner, Jan. 8, 2010 - "Hospital healthier post peer review". (Letter to the Editor). 

Archives

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Publications

• 2009 Annual Report (Foundation)
• 2008 - 2009 Condensed Financials
• Key Facts - 2008/2009
• Driving Success at Rouge (326k PDF)
• Echo / Community News
• Community Newsletters
• Vision: Change Agenda PDF (176k)
• Redevelopment Update (160k PDF)

Partner Publications

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

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