General News

The Capital Plan Development Task Force would like to thank all those who attended the March community information sessions and/or took the time to respond to a feedback survey about the building design options. A total of 140 responses were received. 

Phil Matthews, Board Chair, is pleased to announce on behalf of the Board of Directors the appointment of Dr. Khaled Abdel-Razek as Chief of Staff for Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC), effective June 3, 2019.

Today, more than 1,600 Ontarians are waiting for a lifesaving organ transplant and every three days someone will die waiting. April is BeADonor Month and I encourage you to register as an organ and tissue donor – more than four million Ontarians already have, but that’s only 33% of those eligible in the province. 

Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) is the first hospital in Simcoe Muskoka to dispense naloxone kits from our Emergency Departments to patients presenting with an opioid crisis.

Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare’s Capital Plan Development Task Force continues to work through Stage 1 of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care capital planning process with a focus on having two hospitals for Muskoka and area in the future. That’s a hospital in Bracebridge and a hospital in Huntsville with 24-7 emergency departments, surgical services, and inpatient care including obstetrics and intensive care supported by core diagnostic services at each site.

The Task Force received an update on the community engagement plan for presenting the building design options to the public. Task Force members provided feedback on the community presentation that was given at each of the six information sessions the week of March 4-8. 

Are you a Registered Nurse interested in joining a team of caring professionals working at Muskoka’s hospitals? Then Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare’s (MAHC) Nursing Career Fair is for you.

Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) has reached the next step in planning hospital care for our future generations and encourages the public to get involved and informed regarding the building design options under consideration for our hospital sites in Bracebridge and Huntsville.

The Capital Plan Development Task Force met on February 4.

The Task Force approved the ‘Design Guiding Principles’ that are serving as the goals and objectives for designing the future physical facilities for the Two Acute Sites model with emergency, inpatient and surgical services at each site, plus a stroke rehabilitation unit and the addition of MRI technology. 

Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) is working to develop our next strategic plan to guide the organization for the next three years and wants your input to help shape our short-term direction and priorities.