Health

Protestors against Minden ER closure disappointed in lack of response from local MPP, Ontario government

When opponents of the closure of the Minden emergency department travelled to Queen’s Park yesterday, they had two real goals.

Hundreds of local protestors headed to Queen’s Park tomorrow as Minden’s ER closure plan looms

Hundreds of Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton residents are expected at Queen’s Park tomorrow for a rally protesting the scheduled closing of the Minden emergency department on June 1.

Rally to save Minden ER to be held tomorrow at village’s fairgrounds

'A catastrophic event that will leave thousands of residents without accessible, emergency health care'

With only 25 days left until the scheduled closing of the Minden Hospital emergency department, opponents of the closure right across the region will hold a rally tomorrow from Noon to 4 pm at the Minden Fairgrounds.

Public rally to be held tomorrow to protest closure of Minden emergency department

Ross Memorial Hospital expects to see more annual visits after closure

Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay is about to get busier than ever.

University of Toronto medical students experienced rural medicine in Kawartha Lakes

Forty-two University of Toronto medical students were in attendance at The Kawartha Lakes Health Care Initiative (KLHCI) and the Ross Memorial Hospital (RMH) sixth annual Rural Medicine Community Experience Day.

Ross Memorial Hospital first in Ontario to use new hip replacement implant technology

Ross Memorial Hospital is the first hospital in Ontario to use an Insignia femoral stem implant in hip arthroplasty surgery.

Doctoring a solution

Thousands of local residents have no family doctor. Here’s why – and what we must do to get more.

One of the most pressing problems facing Kawartha Lakes is the lack of family doctors willing to practise in the area.