PRHC ranked among Canada’s top 300 employers by Forbes

In January, PRHC was named one of Canada’s 300 best employers for 2025, securing an impressive 19th place in the healthcare category. The recognition comes as a result of an anonymous survey conducted by Forbes, where employees were asked if they would recommend their employer to others, alongside ratings on key factors such as:

  • Salary
  • Work flexibility
  • Training programs
  • Opportunities for career advancement

Donors play a vital role in ensuring that PRHC can provide the best in patient care and create a workplace where over 3,100 staff, 450 physicians with privileges, and 250 volunteers can thrive.

For more information or to donate, please call 705-876-5000 or click here.

Donors are helping transform the path from hospital to home with a new model of care for short-stay patients

On December 9, the Reactivation Care Centre opened its doors at Peterborough Regional Health Centre, providing patients with specialized care so they can return home safely. PRHC Foundation donors helped make this possible through $400,000 in funding. 

The 12-bed Reactivation Care Centre is helping PRHC patients who no longer require acute care, navigate their next steps with a new treatment model. With a focus on seniors, the Centre supports patients through short-stay admissions, where each individual works towards specific goals so they can return home in safety and comfort.

“The Reactivation Care Unit is a pilot project, ensuring that every patient has access to specialized, restorative care to prepare them for a successful discharge from the hospital,” says Dr. Lynn Mikula, President & CEO of PRHC. “It’s also helping our hospital address the increasing demands of our growing and aging community in the region.”

At the heart of the Centre is a team of skilled professionals who provide personalized, comprehensive care, working closely with caregivers as essential partners in the recovery process. This team-based approach ensures that each patient’s unique needs are met—patients like Flo Cranley (pictured above), who expressed her thanks to donors for their support of the new facility and its equipment.

Another patient benefiting from the Reactivation Care Centre is Jeff Dumoulin (pictured). A 65-year-old horse trainer, Jeff was injured in an accident with one of his horses in 2022. The incident left him with long-lasting mobility challenges, leading to frequent stays in the hospital.

“I’ve been in and out of the hospital. Every time I return home, I end up falling and coming right back,” Jeff shares. “I was trying, but I needed more support.”

When Jeff found out that he had a spot in the new Reactivation Care Centre, he felt hopeful.

“The minute I walked in the door, the staff had a plan,” says Jeff. “This is the difference of whether I go home and can walk up and down my stairs again. Everyone in my life realizes I’m getting the help I need to get back to living a functional life.”

Stories like Jeff’s are made possible by the generosity of donors who understand the importance of world-class care, close to home. Thanks to their support, $400,000 in funding was provided to the Reactivation Care Centre through the PRHC Foundation’s Campaign for PRHC.

“One of the focus areas for the campaign is to address urgent needs at the hospital as they arise,” says Lesley Heighway, President & CEO of PRHC Foundation. She explains that ‘undesignated’ gifts to the Foundation can be directed to the highest priority need, which enables a quick response to the hospital’s most pressing requests. “So it’s you, donors, who enabled us to fund critical equipment such as patient beds, vital signs monitors, and specialized wheelchairs for the Centre,” she says.

“With these gifts you’re empowering us to do what the hospital needs, quickly, when they need it. Your support is truly reimagining healthcare. Thank you!”

For more information or to donate, please call 705-876-5000 or click here.

The Century 21 Lakers are partnering with us for the 2025 season!

The Peterborough Century 21 Lakers are teaming up with the PRHC Foundation for the 2025 Major Series Lacrosse season! This collaboration brings together two legacy organizations in our region through a shared goal of supporting world-class care, close to home.

“The Lakers are all about community, and it doesn’t get more ‘community’ than supporting the doctors, nurses and staff at our regional hospital,” says Lakers board member Len Powers. “PRHC is where our families turn in moments of greatest need and the Lakers are excited to rally around the Campaign for PRHC and support our regional hospital.”

The Campaign for PRHC publicly launched in 2024 with $52.9 million raised to date. The goal is to help PRHC invest in state-of-the-art technology, bring new lifesaving services to our region, fuel innovation, and attract the best and brightest healthcare professionals.

Throughout the 2025 MSL season, PRHC Foundation team members and volunteers – the reImagineers – will be at Lakers home games, where fans can learn more about the campaign and how to get involved. The Lakers will be selling limited edition merchandise with proceeds from sales supporting the campaign.

The Lakers will also host a special PRHC Family Night on Thursday, June 26, when they welcome the Cobourg Kodiaks. PRHC staff will receive a promo code to purchase tickets at a discounted price. The Lakeshow will wear special Canada Day themed jerseys for the game and these sweaters will be auctioned off after the match in support of the Campaign for PRHC.

“The Lakers are a championship organization with strong community ties,” says PRHC Foundation President & CEO, Lesley Heighway. “Just like our regional hospital, they represent dedication, heart, and excellence. We know how strongly this community rallies around the Lakeshow and PRHC, so together, we can help reimagine healthcare in our region.”

Thank you, volunteers!

This week marks National Volunteer Week and the Peterborough Regional Health Centre Foundation team is joining the rest of Canada in honouring the incredible contributions of the countless volunteers who make a difference for our Foundation, hospital and the region we serve.

This year’s theme, “Volunteers Make Waves,” reflects the powerful, far-reaching impact of volunteerism. Just like a wave, PRHC Foundation and hospital volunteer efforts create movement, build momentum, and have a ripple effect of care and compassion for patients and their loved ones from across our region, for generations to come.

We want to take this special week to express our gratitude for the volunteers who support our mission. They give their time, energy, enthusiasm and donations to help reimagine patient care at PRHC. From our Foundation Board of Directors and committees to the dedicated people who work in The PRHC Foundation Gift Shop, from our office volunteer and Allied Professional Advisory Council to our Campaign Council and campaign ambassadors, from the organizers of community events and personal fundraising challenges to their participants and supporters; your efforts are helping transform patient care at PRHC. The work we do wouldn’t be possible without you.

“Thank you for your kindness, your generosity, and your unwavering commitment to the Foundation, PRHC and your community,” says PRHC Foundation President & CEO, Lesley Heighway. “Your support makes it possible to fund lifesaving equipment and fuel innovation, to bring new services to our region, and recruit and retain the best healthcare experts. You are helping make the $60 million Campaign for PRHC an ongoing success, so far raising over $52.9 million—that’s 88% per cent of the total goal. Thank you!”

From all of us at the PRHC Foundation and on behalf of patients and their families, thank YOU—together we are creating waves of change, together we are reimagining healthcare in our region.

Being kind is sweet at PRHC: Couture Candy now at the Gift Shop!

Exciting news! Couture Candy PTBO’s sweet treats are now available at the PRHC Foundation Gift Shop. Couture Candy owners Lisa and Matt Couture, who are Campaign for PRHC ambassadors and longtime supporters of the Foundation, joined PRHC Foundation team members in the hospital cafeteria for the launch on Thursday, April 24. Thank you, Couture Candy, for your ongoing partnership!

Various sized bags of mixed candies and a pick ‘n’ mix trio pack were for sale in the cafeteria over the lunch hour and will be available in the Gift Shop – located on the fourth floor of the hospital just inside the main entrance – going forward.

PRHC Foundation Gift Shop proceeds, including those from the sale of Couture Candy at the Gift Shop, support patient care at PRHC. They help fund equipment and technology – not funded by the government – that doctors, nurses and staff use to save and change lives.

Pictured from left to right: Bethany Dainton, PRHC Foundation Manager of Community Giving & Engagement, Patty Serota, PRHC Foundation Gift Shop Coordinator, Lisa Couture and Matt Couture.

Finance & Administrative Assistant

Due to an internal promotion, we’re looking for a new Finance & Administrative Assistant – the next great member of our team. Is it you? If you believe as we do that reimagining healthcare at Peterborough Regional Health Centre has never been more important than it is right now, read on!

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Ready, set, dough! Smile Cookie is coming back to PRHC April 28-May 4

We dough-n’t know about you, but we’ve been crumbling with excitement waiting for this sweet week! From Monday, April 28 to Sunday, May 4, Smile Cookie returns to the Peterborough Regional Health Centre cafeteria’s Compass Canada Tim Hortons location.

These aren’t just any cookies—they’re cookies with a cause! 100% of the proceeds from Smile Cookie sales at the PRHC location will be donated to the PRHC Foundation, helping fund the equipment and technology that support life-changing care at our regional hospital every day.

Thank you to Compass Canada Manager Warren and his team who make this fundraiser a success every year. And of course, a massive thank you to all the cookie lovers and supporters who keep the smiles going strong!