Health
Family doctors say paperwork getting in the way of primary care
The Kawartha Lakes Health Care Initiative (KLHCI) retention committee spent the fall interviewing family practitioners from across the city.
Health sciences program concludes first semester with LCVI students
The first semester of Ross Memorial Hospital’s Health Sciences Program, in partnership with Lindsay Collegiate and Vocational Institute, concluded last week.
Local woman organizes protest in front of MPP’s office as healthcare system buckles
A local woman is fed up with the ongoing challenges in the provincial healthcare system, especially the lack of over-the-counter medications and timely access to seeing a doctor.
Sara Johnston gets nod as new paramedic chief
Today Ron Taylor, CAO of Kawartha Lakes, announced the appointment of Sara Johnston, currently Deputy Chief of Paramedics, to the… Continue reading “Sara Johnston gets nod as new paramedic chief”
Two new doctors at Community Health Centre
The Kawartha Lakes Health Care Initiative (KLHCI) and Community Care City of Kawartha Lakes are pleased to announce that Dr. Elizabeth Morrison and Dr. Nivi Navaratnam have joined the Community Health Centre team.
Local medical officer of health strongly recommends masking indoors in public settings
The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit’s (HKPR District Health Unit) Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Natalie Bocking, is strongly recommending that residents within Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton County and Northumberland County wear masks at indoor public settings.
Stronger restrictions at Ross for visiting patients as hospital grapples with COVID outbreak
Ross Memorial Hospital was declared in a facility-wide COVID-19 outbreak today by the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District (HKPR) Health Unit.
