Mackenzie Health

Mackenzie Health is a company based in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada that provides health care services in southern York Region. It operates a hospital system that includes the Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital in Richmond Hill, and will include the Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital in Vaughan currently under construction and expected to open in 2020.

The company also operates urgent care centres in Oak Ridges and Maple,[1] and a facility in Barrie.[2] The Maple centre opened in 2006.[3]

Facilities

Management

In November 2015, Mackenzie Health signed an 18-year managed equipment services contract with Philips, which will provide room design, diagnostics, alarm management, predictive analytics, and other medical technology services for Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital and Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital.[4] The managed services contract includes "procurement, installation, systems integration, maintenance and timely updates".[5]

Funding

The Mackenzie Health Foundation is the fundraising foundation for Mackenzie Health, responsible for obtaining donations from private donors.[6] Established in 1977, it is responsible for acquiring the local funding for capital projects, for example the 10% of construction costs for the Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital, as well as all funding for other capital projects and ancillary operational costs. Capital projects funded include the acquisition of medical and diagnostic equipment, for example a magnetic resonance imaging scanner.[7]

Donors can specify their donation to be allocated to a specific purpose.[6]

The Mackenzie Health Volunteer Association is a community fundraising association that raises funds via community events, for example its annual dance held since 1993.[7] The dance has raised over $500,000 since its inception, and has partially funded the acquisition of surgical equipment and a digital mammography unit, and the establishment of the Intensive Care Unit and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.[7]

Notes
  1. Vaughan Citizen 2015.
  2. Pavilons 2015.
  3. Swainson 2006, p. B1.
  4. Hamilton 2015.
  5. Philips 2015.
  6. Kelly 2013.
  7. Beck 2014.

References
  • Beck, Marney (18 March 2014). "Enjoy Bollywood Night and support Mackenzie Health". Richmond Hill Liberal. Metroland Media. Retrieved 2 December 2016.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Hamilton, David (11 November 2015). "Ontario healthcare provider signs $300-million "smart hospital" deal with Philips". IT Business. Retrieved 13 April 2016.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Kelly, Tim (25 June 2013). "Mackenzie Health Foundation's new boss kicks off fundraising for Vaughan hospital". Vaughan Citizen. Metroland Media. Retrieved 2 December 2016.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Pavilons, Mark (28 October 2015). "Magna makes $10-million hospital pledge". King Weekly Sentinel. Retrieved 2 December 2016.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Swainson, Gail (18 July 2006). "Vaughan finally gets health centre; Facility first step toward a hospital Unit will cater to 'special needs'". Toronto Star. Retrieved 3 December 2016.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • "Urgent Care Centre in Vaughan open every day of holidays". Vaughan Citizen. Metroland Media. 22 December 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  • Hamilton, David (11 November 2015). "Ontario healthcare provider signs $300-million "smart hospital" deal with Philips". IT Business. Retrieved 13 April 2016.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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