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. [...]
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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 [...]
Lakeridge Oshawa slowly performing more surgeries
Lakeridge Health Oshawa Chief of Surgery Dr. John Dickie says the hospital is slowly ramping up the number of elective surgeries they are performing. By Chris Jones/The [...]
Heat warning issued for Durham Region this weekend
Environment Canada has issued a heat warning for Durham Region this weekend. The heat event is expected to begin Saturday, June 20 and last until Monday, June 22. The Durham [...]
COVID testing increases in Durham
Lakeridge Health is advising anyone who has any COVID-19 symptoms to get tested. As Lakeridge Health continues to gain further control of the virus, they are recommending [...]
Testing for COVID-19 expanding
Testing is now available for anyone who has any COVID-19 symptoms, as well as for those who are asymptomatic but may have been exposed to someone with the virus, according to [...]
COVID cases in healthcare staff raising concern
Three lab workers from within Lakeridge Health Oshawa have tested positive for COVID-19. By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express Reports have indicated the number of Oshawa [...]