Paul & Jane’s Message

The excellent care is greatly appreciated. The staff is the best in Ontario. Thank you all. Wishing all the patients, staff and workers a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year! All the best for 2025!

Kathryn’s Message

Sending warm and comforting thoughts to those who are here over the holidays. May you find support knowing you are being cared for by the amazing staff at PRHC. Merry Christmas and happy holidays!

Your hospital, your story: Inspire your community as a campaign ambassador

To volunteer as a Campaign for PRHC ambassador, please reach out to Valerie Gagnon, Charitable Giving Advisor, by email or call 705-743-2121, ext. 4184.

We’re looking for dedicated community members like you to make a positive difference and inspire others by becoming volunteer ambassadors for the Foundation’s Campaign for PRHC – the largest fundraising initiative in our history.

Your participation will encourage others to think about their own connections to PRHC, show them how to get involved in the campaign beyond their generous donations, help rally their colleagues and loved ones to join, and raise awareness about the incredible impact we can all make together. Volunteers and donors are at the heart of what we do. With your help as an ambassador, we can ensure that our hospital continues to deliver the exceptional care our region deserves.

There are so many ways to get involved in the campaign!

  • Share your patient or donor story
  • Volunteer or speak at events
  • Host an event
  • Organize a fundraiser
  • Create a cause marketing initiative
  • Sponsor the campaign
  • Network on behalf of the Foundation
  • Suggest another way to support the campaign

Your involvement will inspire participation and connection, fundraising for the state-of-the-art technology used to save lives, and ultimately a healthier, stronger community. This is a chance for us all to give back to the hospital our community built, that’s been here for us when it matters most.

To volunteer as a Campaign for PRHC ambassador, please reach out to Valerie Gagnon, Charitable Giving Advisor, by email or call 705-743-2121, ext. 4184.

Download a copy of the PRHC Foundation’s related media release. 

Feature photo: Charitable Giving Advisor Valerie Gagnon at PRHC’s Health & Wellness Fair on September 26 where she chatted with PRHC staff about how to get involved with the campaign.

Inset photo: Members of the PRHC Foundation team were honoured to meet so many community members inspired to share what PRHC means to them at The Local Show organized by the Peterborough & Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce, hosted at Lansdowne Place on September 14. Left to right are Lesley Heighway, President & CEO; Jane Lovett, Manager, Community Giving & Engagement; and Hanna Méthot, Community Giving & Engagement Coordinator.

Tastely Box hosting fundraiser in support of cancer care at PRHC

Tastely Box has launched a sweet months-long fundraiser in support of Peterborough’s Dragon Boat Festival and in turn, cancer care at Peterborough Regional Health Centre! Owners Polly and James Laneville were inspired to host this fundraiser in honour of the care Polly’s late mother received at PRHC.

20%-40% from almost all in-store and online purchases will be donated to the PRHC Foundation. PLUS, in-store customers will be automatically entered into a raffle to win a gift basket courtesy of Modern Makers Shop. And customers who donate through the onsite Tiptap machine (pictured with Polly, above) get a free PRHC & Dragon Boat mini mix!

  • Date: Until November 2024
  • Location: Tastely Box at 651 Chamberlain St, Unit 1, Peterborough, ON or online
  • In-store shopping hours:
    • Sunday 12-4pm
    • Monday-Tuesday closed
    • Wednesday-Saturday 12-6pm

For more information or questions, please visit the Tastely Box website. 

Heart of Healthcare – Episode 4: The $60 Million Campaign for PRHC

This time, Lesley Heighway, PRHC Foundation President & CEO and usual host of Heart of Healthcare, sits down in the hot seat. Local media personality and Foundation donor, Mike Melnik, asks her the questions – they discuss the impact of the $60 million campaign, how funds will be invested, and she addresses a common concern: Facing system-wide healthcare challenges, how can we make sure our patients don’t get left behind?

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Pediatric Cancer Care Expansion

Childhood cancers are on the rise and PRHC is seeing the effects. PRHC’s pediatric cancer care program supports the greater region of Peterborough City and County, City of Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland County, eastern portions of the Region of Durham, and the Haliburton Highlands. Last year there were 605 pediatric cancer patient visits to the hospital by an average of 22 patients. This represents a 35% increase over the past four years.

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Digital Pathology

PRHC provides innovative, individualized and compassionate services across the spectrum of cancer care – including screening, diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship/palliative care. The Health Centre serves a regional area of 600,000 people and the number of cancer patients doctors, nurses and staff see at PRHC has grown significantly. Last year alone, there were over 23,000 patient visits to the Cancer Clinic.

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