Lakeridge Health Ajax and Pickering
{{Short description|Hospital in Ajax, Ontario, Canada}}
{{Infobox hospital
| Name = Lakeridge Health Ajax and Pickering
| Org/Group = Lakeridge Health
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| map_type = Canada Southern Ontario
| coordinates = {{coord|43.8369|-79.0169|display=inline,title}}
| map_caption = Location in southern Ontario
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| Location = Ajax
| Region = Durham
| State = Ontario
| Country = Canada
| HealthCare = Medicare
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| Type = General
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| Emergency = Yes
| Helipad = {{Airport codes||||CPE2|p=n}}
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| Beds = 144
| Founded = {{start date|1954}}
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| Website = {{url|https://www.lakeridgehealth.on.ca/}}
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Lakeridge Health Ajax and Pickering is a hospital in Ajax, Ontario, Canada that is operated by Lakeridge Health. The hospital opened in 1954 as the Ajax and Pickering General Hospital.
It was founded in 1954 as the Ajax and Pickering General Hospital with 38 patient beds. New four-storey wings were added in 1964 and 1994. A major $80 million redevelopment project was completed in 2010.[http://www.hospitalnews.com/modules/magazines/mag.asp?ID=3&IID=116&AID=1491 Rouge Valley construction projects address needs of growing patient community] Almost 25 percent of the hospital was renovated.[http://www.dailycommercialnews.com/article/id25119 Stantec designs expansion of Rouge Valley Health centre]
Management of the site was transferred from Rouge Valley Health System to Lakeridge Health effective December 1, 2016.{{cite web|last1=Szekely|first1=Reka|title=Ajax-Pickering hospital regains mental health beds as Lakeridge integration finalized|url=http://www.durhamregion.com/news-story/6984619-ajax-pickering-hospital-regains-mental-health-beds-as-lakeridge-integration-finalized/|website=durhamregion.com|publisher=Metroland Media|accessdate=February 5, 2017|date=November 24, 2016}}
Services
The hospital has a capacity of 144 beds,{{Citation needed|reason=bed counts fluctuate and would like a source/date for the figure|date=March 2021}} and is raising $5 million to procure a new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine to support the large population growth in the area.[http://www.newsdurhamregion.com/news/article/170394 Roar of donation to Ajax-Pickering hospital] The Emergency Department was originally designed to accommodate 20,000 visits a year, but now routinely handles 45,000. It is equipped with a helipad for medical evacuations.{{CFS}}
In fall 2019, an additional 22-bed inpatient mental health unit was planned to open at this hospital to support mental health services.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=November 17, 2020|title=Our Hospitals|url=https://www.lakeridgehealth.on.ca/en/patientsandvisitors/our-hospitals.asp?_mid_=30695|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=November 17, 2020|website=Lakeridge Health}}
The services offered by the Ajax Pickering Hospital are as follows: The Shoulder Centre, inpatient and outpatient surgery, women's and children's health, critical care, diagnostic imaging, outpatient mental health services, cardiac care, diabetes education and laboratory services.
Heliport
The hospital is equipped with a ground level heliport located to the southwest near the wood area. Patients will need to travel by ambulance from heliport to the interior of the building to get to the emergency department.
{{Adjacent communities
| Centre = Rouge Valley Ajax and Pickering
| Northwest = Markham Stouffville Hospital
| East = Lakeridge Health Oshawa
| West = Rouge Valley Centenary
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.lakeridgehealth.on.ca/}}
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Category:Hospital buildings completed in 1954