Lakeridge Health Ajax Pickering - Durham Regional Municipality

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Lakeridge Health Ajax and Pickering is a hospital in Ajax, Ontario that operates as part of the Lakeridge Health network.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. Almost 25 percent of the hospital was renovated.Management of the site was transferred from Rouge Valley Health System to Lakeridge Health effective December 1, 2016.ServicesThe hospital has a capacity of 144 beds, and is raising $5 million to procure a new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine to support the large population growth in the area. 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.

Address: 580 Harwood Ave S, Ajax, ON L1S 2J4, Canada

Phone: (905) 683-2320

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State: Ontario

County: Durham Regional Municipality

Zip Code: L1S 2J4

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I have been going to this hospital for years for both out patient procedures and emergency care. I have not had any problems with the facility or the staff. There are a lot of complaints from people about both of these on this site and I have no idea what people expect when they walk into an emergency room and don't expect a long wait. I recently had an out patient procedure and it occurred in a timely manner and the doctor and nurse that  attended to me were great. That is why I decided to leave a positive comment while most reviews here are very negative.

Are all hospital like this now specially in Canada? Why so many hours waiting in Emergency? The doctor saw me after 7 hours waiting and then asked for ultrasound! Then, another 2-3 hours wait for the result. No one can do something about the process? How does the hospital charge the government for each patient? Why so many nurses and they all just walking around waiting for the Doctor! Big question how about the Doctors? Does all doctors really do their service with what they get paid? Or they're always been missing in action specially in EMERGENCY department. Are all patient treated the same way? Like asking all questions and get all the test needed while waiting. Does the Management in the hospitals and government have any resolutions with this issue? Or It all comes down with the price? I guess the longer the patients stay the charges gets higher!

Great hospital and wonderful staff.  The doctors, nurses, janitorial staff… everyone was great.  My child received great care.  She had previously received poor care at the Bowmanville hospital but this hospital and staff were completely different.  She stayed here for over a week and we are extremely happy with the care received.  The facilities are good as well and parking is fairly affordable and easy to access.  My only critique is there is no food facilities.

Went to the hospital by ambulance for reasons surrounding my mental health. I waited hours and hours but no one ever called my name/identification codewristband. Also the staff almost seemed to lack empathy; I understand that working at a hospital comes with its challengesas with any other job for that matter, but I don’t feel like the hardship justifies treating people/patients in a rude and heartless manner-   Interrupting you before you get a chance to finish explaining how you feel to abruptly remind you that what you’re saying is irrelevant to the question, Paramedics leading you to sit down on a chair for a long while whilst they make jokes among themselves, and so on. I truly believed that of all places, I’d be understood and cared for at the hospital, but that certainly wasn’t the case at this hospital. All in all, terrible experience.

We had rough experience with long waits at emergency with our elder one a year ago, but we had new addition to the family this month, maternity ward, doctors and staff were amazingly helpful and treated with care. Such a smooth experience. We were informed by few people to choose another hospital for delivery but we decided to go with this location and thankful we did it. Big thank you to doctors and staff

Zero star if possible. The health care system is broken and it cannot be fixed. To fix the system,  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau  and premier Doug Ford Ontario need to go. My wife stayed in a private room at this hospital for birth of my daughter. The room cost $300 per day. The room was not cleaned for 3 days while she was staying in the room. Garbage was not picked up, bloody floor and washroom was very disgusting for $300 a night. I will prefer a private hospital where I can pay for a service and I know that I am well taken care of.. The current Trudeau and Ford government run health care system is not cheap but ridiculously expensive to the taxpayers. Citizens are paying for service they are not getting. Not sure while people are paying for a room when the service is not there. Very sad.

Knowing that pressure on our Health Care system is great, I was super grateful for the medical professionals who assisted my son today. After we explained our issue and that a local clinic had said they couldn’t help him, the triage nurse at Ajax Pickering was super positive and indicated we were at the right place. Our son was in and out in two hours with an x-ray, a diagnosis, and a meaningful consult with Dr. Ron. Thank you!!

Recently went into day surgery for two procedures. I have possibly autism, definitely ADHD, and experienced a lot of sensory overload. Every member of the staff was kind and accommodating to anything I needed, honestly could not have asked for a better experience. While I did experience some unavoidable discomfort, it has been minimal and nurses were happy to answer any questions I might have and explained everything. I'll never be glad to go to a hospital, but this is truly a good one filled with kind and caring people.

Reading all the negative comments, I was very hesitant to come here for my delivery. Nonetheless, as it was 5 min drive from my home I chose to give birth here twice. I was very happy with the service, staff and the environment. The nurses were very patient and accomodating. I have also utilized emergency service. Although it takes a few hours to get through, the doctors and nurses do make sure that we are completely okay before being released.  I seriously dont understand what people expect as such is the case in almost every hospital. That is why I decided to leave a positive comment while most reviews here are very negative.

Despite the enormous pressure at this hospital due to the large amount of patients, staff are always friendly and professional. Yes it takes time to get through the emergency dept. to see a doctor, but the new system makes it a lot easier.  This hospital is not setup for cardiac symptoms though. If I have symptoms of a heart attack I’d go to Centennial  in Scarborough where they have a Cath lab.

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