| Lakeridge Health Ajax and Pickering | |
|---|---|
| Lakeridge Health | |
  Location in southern Ontario | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Ajax, Durham, Ontario, Canada |
| Coordinates | 43°50′13″N 79°01′01″W / 43.8369°N 79.0169°W |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Public Medicare (Canada) (OHIP) |
| Type | General |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 144 |
| Helipad | TC LID: CPE2 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1954 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in Canada |
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.[1] Almost 25 percent of the hospital was renovated.[2]
Management of the site was transferred from Rouge Valley Health System to Lakeridge Health effective December 1, 2016.[3]
- ^ Rouge Valley construction projects address needs of growing patient community
- ^ Stantec designs expansion of Rouge Valley Health centre
- ^ Szekely, Reka (November 24, 2016). "Ajax-Pickering hospital regains mental health beds as Lakeridge integration finalized". durhamregion.com. Metroland Media. Retrieved February 5, 2017.