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$1 Million Gift Supports Peter Gilgan Emergency Department

The Peter Gilgan Emergency Department at the South Muskoka Memorial Hospital Site was unveiled during a special reception this afternoon in recognition of the largest single donation from a seasonal resident in the history of the South Muskoka Hospital Foundation.

Peter Gilgan, founder and CEO of Mattamy Homes, made the $1 million gift to set the stage for a $6.5 million capital campaign, of which he has agreed to serve as Honourary Chair, to better connect patients to care through technology. The...

Join Us at MAHC's Annual General Meeting

Please join us at the Annual General Meeting of Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) for a celebration of the great work of staff and physicians over the past year, to recognize the four recipients of the Board Award of Excellence, and learn more about several projects that have been implemented across the organization.

DATE: Monday, June 23, 2014

TIME: 7 p.m.

LOCATION: Active Living Centre - Canada Summit Centre, 20 Park Drive Huntsville

The members will be meeting to carry out the following business:

Approval...

MAHC Brings Local Food Week to Patients

Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare is celebrating Local Food Week and is doing its part to incorporate more local food into patient menus.

Food & Nutrition Services staff at both hospital sites have been working to increase the amount of local food we serve to our patients and have prepared unique menu options in the spirit of Local Food Week, which has been provincially proclaimed as the first week of June.

During Local Food Week June 2-8, 2014, patients will receive at least one local food during each...

MAHC Recognizes National Physiotherapy Month

In honour of National Physiotherapy Month, Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare extends heartfelt appreciation to all of our Rehabilitation Services staff for the role they play in providing safe, quality health care.

Allow us to introduce:

Stacey Chisholm has been part of MAHC’s Rehabilitation Services team for the past 7 years and has had the privilege of working with patients at both MAHC hospital sites and at Burk’s Falls in a range of settings from outpatient care and slow-stream rehab to acute inpatient...

Another Surgical Service Available in Muskoka

The surgical program at Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) is expanding once again with another specialty.

Today marks the first day that ear, nose and throat (ENT) surgery is available in Muskoka. The new surgical service will be available two days per month at MAHC’s Huntsville District Memorial Hospital Site, established by Dr. Greg Price-Jones of Orillia.

Dr. Price-Jones has been a practicing surgeon at Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital (OSMH) since 1992. He completed medical school and early...