Health
New Family Health Team leader for Kawartha Lakes
Aasif Khakoo will be joining the City of Kawartha Lakes Family Health Team next month as its new executive director…. Continue reading “New Family Health Team leader for Kawartha Lakes”
Pride Month to be celebrated by local school board
The Trillium Lakelands District School Board will be recognizing Pride Month right across the board beginning June 1. Superintendent Jennifer… Continue reading “Pride Month to be celebrated by local school board “
RMH reaches 25,000 inoculations of vaccines
Today, Ross Memorial Hospital celebrated 25,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine being administered to members of the community at the hospital’s COVID-19 vaccination clinic.
Katie Richardson, of Bethany, received the 25,000 dose on Friday morning. Richardson, 29, and her fiancé Alex Gambino, 29, were given their vaccines by Ross Memorial’s Lorah Otter, a Registered Practical Nurse.
Outbreak at correction centre driving local COVID numbers up
Over the weekend, the Health Unit was notified of 88 confirmed cases within Kawartha Lakes – 67 of which are related to a Central East Correctional Centre (CECC) outbreak.
The number of local active COVID-19 cases has increased substantially after the confirmation of additional cases of COVID-19 at the jail.
More opportunities for local vaccinations as supply ramps up
With an increase in the amount of vaccine being received locally, area residents now have more options to get their COVID-19 vaccination.
The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPR) has been notified that it will receive more vaccine in the coming weeks and as a result, the Health Unit has increased the number of clinics it will be offering throughout May.
“We have been hearing from the province for some time that we would be seeing a dramatic increase in the amount of vaccine being sent to us and it appears that time is approaching,” says Dr. Natalie Bocking, Medical Officer of Health for the HKPR District Health Unit.
RMH nurses urge compassion and say ‘stay strong’ in pandemic’s expected final phase
Lisa Falls always dreamed of becoming a nurse from the earliest age. An RN for 22 years at Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay, she says she has many
New model of care piloted in Kawartha Lakes for palliative patients
The Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care announced a new model of care for palliative patients that will be implemented as a pilot including Kawartha Lakes, Peterborough, Northumberland, Haliburton and Region of Durham Paramedic Services.
