Rouge Valley Ajax and Pickering

Rouge Valley Ajax and Pickering
Rouge Valley Health System
Location in Ontario
Geography
Location Ajax, Durham Region, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates 43°50′13″N 79°01′01″W / 43.8369°N 79.0169°W / 43.8369; -79.0169Coordinates: 43°50′13″N 79°01′01″W / 43.8369°N 79.0169°W / 43.8369; -79.0169
Organization
Care system Public Medicare (Canada) (OHIP)
Hospital type General
Services
Emergency department Yes
Helipad TC LID: CPE2
Beds 144
History
Founded 1954
Links
Website www.rougevalley.ca
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Rouge Valley Ajax and Pickering is a hospital in Ajax, Ontario. It is part of the Rouge Valley Health System.

History

The hospital was founded in 1954 as the Ajax and Pickering General Hospital with 38 patient beds. New four-storey wings were added in 1964 and 1994.

A major $80 million redevelopment project was completed in 2010.[1] Almost 25 percent of the hospital was renovated.[2]

Services

The hospital has a capacity of 144 beds, and is raising $5 million to procure a new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine to support the large population growth in the area.[3]

The Emergency Department was originally designed to accommodate 20,000 visits a year, but now routinely handles 45,000. It is equipped with a helipad for medical evacuations.[4]

References


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