COVID-19 outbreak at Oshawa retirement residence
A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at Traditions of Durham Retirement Residence in Oshawa. There is currently one reported case at the retirement residence, which was [...]
HEALTH
Oshawa Crisis centre renamed in honour of long-time CEO
Durham Mental Health Services has renamed its Oshawa branch in honour of long-time CEO Rob Adams. (photo courtesy of Durham Mental Health Services) Durham Mental Health [...]
Lakeridge, Durham Mental Health join forces
Lakeridge Health and Durham Mental Health Services (DMHS) are joining forces to create a more accessible mental health and addictions system. The voluntary integration [...]
COVID-19 outbreak declared at recent wedding
A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at a wedding that took place recently in Oshawa and Durham Region’s health department is trying to locate and contact all the [...]
Outbreak at French elementary school
An outbreak has been declared at École élémentaire Antonine-Maillet in Oshawa after two positive cases of COVID-19 were confirmed. (Photo courtesy of Conseil scolaire [...]
New president and CEO for Lakeridge Health
Lakeridge Health has announced Cynthia Davis as the new president and CEO, effective Jan. 4, 2021. Lakeridge Health has gone cross-country to find its new president and CEO. [...]
Two DC students test positive for COVID-19
Two Durham College (DC) students have tested positive for COVID-19. According to a statement from President Don Lovisa, the risk to the DC campus community is deemed “very [...]
Six new COVID cases in Oshawa
Oshawa has six new cases of COVID-19. The positive cases were reported on Sept. 8, according to the Durham Region COVID-19 Data Tracker on the region’s website. There [...]
New remote monitoring program helps surgical patients recover at home
Residents who have had a surgery will now be able to recover at home sooner. Surgical patients from Lakeridge Health now have the support of a virtual nurse-surgeon team, [...]
Region helping Lakeridge with three new nurses
By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express Lakeridge Health will be getting three new nurses on the region’s dime. At their most recent meeting, Durham Regional Council voted in [...]