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Rouge Valley Health System has completed its major redevelopment and expansion of our Rouge Valley Ajax and Pickering (RVAP) hospital campus. The expansion means about 140,000 square feet of new and/or renovated space for services. On February 17, Rouge Valley staff, physicians and volunteers were joined by Minister of Health and Long-Term Care Deb Matthews and many other regional and local leaders to celebrate the grand opening of the redevelopment. Learn more
What's new with the redevelopment?Emergency departmentThe new emergency department provides space for an anticipated 60,000 patient visits a year. Staff and physicians had previously been caring for some 50,000 patients a year in a space built to handle 20,000. Other features of the new emergency department include a new state-of-the-art trauma room and decontamination room. On Friday, Nov. 20 and Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, Rouge Valley celebrated the completion of our new emergency department and related services with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, and a public open house. Both days were a great success, attended by politicians, the media, business owners, EMS, police, firefighters, donors, residents and community members, and of course our own hospital staff, physicians and auxiliary volunteers. We thank all of our friends and generous donors for supporting the construction and equipping of our new emergency department at RVAP, and special thanks to the Municipality of Durham Region for their continued support. Related links
Diagnostic imagingThis unit features greater space for many different diagnostic imaging services, including x-ray, ultrasound, bone densitometry and nuclear medicine. And we are the first community hospital in Canada to have a 256-image CT scanner, which offers advanced imaging capabilities. The new unit also features two digital mammography units, which helps to reduce wait times for breast cancer screening in Durham. Complex continuing careThis unit provides increased space for patients who are transitioning from an acute care stay to post-acute care. The unit features large, spacious patient rooms, a communal dining room for patients to have meals together, and a space for in-house recreational therapy. There is also new equipment, including ceiling lifts in every patient room, adjustable-height beds to help prevent patient falls, and therapeutic hydraulic bath tubs. On Wednesday, March 24, Rouge Valley celebrated the opening of the new complex continuing care unit. View photos from this event. LaboratoryThree times the size of the previous laboratory, this open-concept space features a waiting room; a phlebotomy room; a specimen processing room, where specimens can Ambulatory care unitOur new, expanded ambulatory care unit (ACU) accommodates several outpatient clinics, outpatient procedures, pre-admit visits, and medical day care. In this new space, patients can pre-register for surgical procedures and register for the pre-operative assessment clinic. This space also features a recovery area for diagnostic imaging procedures and pulmonary function testing, and it includes a new state-of-the-art bronchoscopy suite. In total, there are more than 10 different clinics at the ACU, including the pain clinic, tuberculosis clinic, and gyne clinic. Future clinics could also find a home here. Cardiac diagnosticsThe new cardiac diagnostics department provides larger multi-functional rooms with improved privacy for undertaking necessary tests. It is strategically placed near the diagnostic imaging, nuclear medicine and emergency departments, as well as the ambulatory care unit, allowing for easier patient flow. The space features a user-friendly reception area and waiting room, and will also incorporate a new Holter monitoring system. In addition, we will now have the capability, space and equipment to conduct selected neurological testing. Harwood BistroThe new cafeteria is a two-storey, 2,000-square-foot, bright and airy space. It features 33-foot-high floor-to-ceiling windows and seating for 104. The cafeteria, which has been named Harwood Bistro, also features Tim Hortons. This space is expected to be a place where patients and visitors, as well as staff, physicians and volunteers, can come to refresh and re-energize.
Archived newsView past news and updates about our redevelopment effort at RVAP:
Your support is appreciatedMajor donations from RVAP Auxilliary and Ontario Power Generation have already enabled the hospital to purchase a new CT scanner (upgraded with federal funds) and to equip a nuclear medicine suite. To support your community hospital, please contact our Foundation at 905-683-2320 ext. 1501. Visit the Foundation website. |