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Letter to Residents of Muskoka from Board Chair Charles Forret

Dear resident,

On behalf of the Board of Directors, I am writing to you about the long-term planning process underway at Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC). This process is part of a commitment to ensure a sustainable future over a 50-year timeframe, and to meet requirements of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. The Board has directed the MAHC administration to develop this future vision. We have full confidence in the capability of Chief Executive Officer Natalie Bubela to carry out this...

MAHC Recognizes Social Work Week

In honour of Social Work Week March 2-8, 2015, Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare extends heartfelt appreciation to all of our Social Workers for the role they play in providing safe, quality health care.

Allow us to introduce:

Bryn Milner always knew she wanted to be a Social Worker and has spent 25 years helping others. For Bryn, it’s the feeling of knowing the time she has spent with a patient has made their hospital experience that much easier that is so rewarding. Social work support has been part of...

Open Letter from MAHC Board Chair on Planning for the Future

To: Muskoka Mayors, their Councils and our Communities

On behalf of the Board of Directors, I would like to comment on the long-term planning process underway at Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC). This process is part of a commitment to ensure a sustainable future over a 50-year timeframe, and to meet requirements of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. The Board has directed the MAHC administration to develop this future vision. An internal working group of clinicians and staff continues...

Statement re: ONA CCAC Members' Strike

Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) has been advised that the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) members of the Community Care Access Centres (CCACs) are on strike effective at midnight, January 30th.

Although the labour dispute has nothing to do with MAHC or its ONA members, MAHC hospital sites in Bracebridge and Huntsville may be targeted as picketing sites by striking ONA members who work at the CCAC.

Patients and visitors coming to MAHC sites should not experience any disruptions in accessing...

Increased Wait Times Expected January 16-19

Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare will experience a planned downtime event impacting our information technology infrastructure that will most likely lead to longer-than-normal wait times and other delays at our sites.

The downtime, which will help upgrade our systems as we prepare our sites for a new Electronic Health Record, will impact both hospital sites, starting at 6 p.m. on Friday, January 16 until approximately 8 a.m. on Monday, January 19.

During this time, many of our computer-based systems will...