The Memorial Hospital Foundation-Bowmanville

Name :

The Memorial Hospital Foundation-Bowmanville

Address  :

47 Liberty Street South

Town  :

Bowmanville

State  :

Ontario

Country  :

CANADA

Post Code:

L1C 2N4

Phone  :

905 623 3331

Web URL  :


Description

Our Vision Mission
Vision
A Vision Statement is a short statement that outlines an ideal or preferred future situation that can motivate people to achieve while in the case of a hospital engaging to patients residents and the broader hospital family By its very nature it is a lofty statement that the mission statement helps bring to ground Lakeridge Healths Vision is

Working together for excellence in healthcare

Mission
In general the Mission refers to how an organization will achieve its vision statement It is a highlevel set or list of actions that it will undertake It is important that it is easy to interpret consistently and that those in the organization can live by it Lakeridge Healths Mission is

Lakeridge Health will
Ensure access to a broad range of healthcare services

Maximize quality safety and patient satisfaction within a healthy work
environment

Partner with other providers to facilitate access to integrated healthcare
services

Operate efficiently and effectively advocating for additional resources as
appropriate

Provide professional education training and research

Core Values
Refers to values or principles to guide an organization in terms of how it achieves its mission and operates

At Lakeridge Health we believe in

Compassion caring and dignity

Responsiveness reliability and pursuit of excellence

Integrity honesty and openness

Trust confidentiality and accountability

Equity and respect


History

2008 Marks 10th Anniversary of Lakeridge Health Hospital Network Is One Of The Largest In Ontario

LAKERIDGE HEALTH THE BEGINNING

In 1998 the Ontario government at the recommendation of its Health Services Restructuring Commission amalgamated four Durham area hospitals Memorial Hospital Bowmanville North Durham Health Services Port Perry and Uxbridge sites Oshawa General Hospital and Whitby General Hospital to create Lakeridge Health In addition to our four sites the Uxbridge facility became aligned with Markham Stouffville Hospital in 2004 we also have numerous offsite locations to better serve our community

BUILDING A HEALTHCARE NETWORK

Though our individual sites have served their communities for many decades the Lakeridge Health Network is still evolving to best serve the healthcare needs of our vibrant growing and aging community We are committed to making our sites and services work as a network helping people get the right care at the right time in the right place from the right provider

Building on our strengths we strive to provide excellence in healthcare to residents of East Durham and surrounding areas For instance in partnership with Cancer Care Ontario our RS McLaughlin Durham Regional Cancer Centre now offers comprehensive cancer care to residents of Scarborough Durham Haliburton Peterborough Northumberland and Kawartha Lakes
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