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Patient Satisfaction Results Exceed Provincial Averages

Patient satisfaction for acute care and emergency care services for overall care received at Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) hospital sites continues to rank above provincial averages for Ontario community hospitals, according to a recent independent study.

The three-month survey, conducted from January 1 to March 31, 2014 indicated a 94.9% overall satisfaction rate by acute care patients and a 90.6% overall satisfaction rate by emergency care patients at MAHC’s two hospital sites. The provincial...

Community Information Sessions Scheduled for Hospital Care for Our Future Generations

Over the past several months, Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare has been working to envision Hospital Care for Our Future Generations as part of master planning for the future.

This planning work is underway for a number of reasons: both hospitals are getting old, are inconsistent with current standards, and current space is already challenged. As well, long-range plans indicate the need for new and different space as medicine evolves and standards change. 

“While it is difficult to predict the future,...

Passion for local health care drives $500,000 gift for new CT Scanner

Local philanthropists, Brock and Willa Napier, have a passion for Muskoka health care initiatives. It was this passion that initiated a leadership donation to the South Muskoka Hospital Foundation (SMHF). In a small reception today at Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare's South Muskoka Memorial Hospital Site, the Napiers presented a cheque for $500,000 to the Foundation.

"It brings us great joy," says Brock Napier, "to do this while we're still alive rather than to put it in our will. It helps others and...

New CT Scanner Improves Patient Outcomes, Experience

The renovated CT Scan Suite featuring a new, 128-slice CT Scanner is in full operation at the Huntsville District Memorial Hospital (HDMH) Site.

Thanks to a generous $2 million funding commitment from the Huntsville Hospital Foundation, the new scanner was installed and a significant renovation was undertaken to create a safe and patient-friendly space that meets infection control and accessibility standards. 

Since the project was completed at the end of May, the new CT has already been used...

Patient Satisfaction Results Above Provincial Averages

Patient satisfaction for acute care and emergency care services at Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) hospital sites continues to rank above provincial averages for Ontario community hospitals on all dimensions of care, according to a recent independent study.

The three-month survey, conducted from October 1 to December 31, 2013 indicated a 98.3% overall satisfaction rate by acute care patients and a 94.0% overall satisfaction rate by emergency care patients at MAHC’s two hospital sites. The provincial...