Mississippi River Health Alliance

12/31/2025

✨ Happy New Year from MRHA ✨

As we look ahead to 2026, we want to extend our warmest wishes to our communities for a year filled with health, hope, and care.

We are grateful to our staff, medical staff, volunteers, partners, and community members who continue to support and strengthen local healthcare every day.

Wishing you and your loved ones a safe, healthy, and hopeful year ahead. 💙

12/23/2025

🎄✨ Holiday kindness in action ✨🎄

Instead of a Christmas party, the U11 Mississippi ThunderKings MTK Hockey team chose to give back: shopping for and donating personal care items to patients in Complex Continuing Care (CCC) and residents of Fairview Manor.

The team delivered the gifts in person, sharing smiles, conversations, and plenty of holiday cheer along the way. 💙

This is what the season is all about: compassion, connection, and community.

Thank you for making the holidays a little brighter. 🎄❄️

12/19/2025

😷 A Kind Reminder for Our Community

As we move through peak respiratory illness season, our region is seeing higher rates of influenza, RSV, and COVID-19.

To help protect patients, residents, visitors, and our care teams, we are strongly encouraging everyone visiting Carleton Place & District Memorial Hospital (CPDMH), Almonte General Hospital (AGH), and Fairview Manor (FVM) to wear a mask while inside our facilities.

While masking is not mandatory for patients or visitors, wearing a mask is a simple and effective way to help reduce the spread of respiratory illness, especially in healthcare settings where many people are more vulnerable.

💙 Wearing a mask is a small act of care that makes a big difference. It helps protect seniors, those with compromised immune systems, and others receiving care.

Thank you for your continued kindness, cooperation, and support as we work together to keep our hospitals and long-term care home as safe as possible for everyone.

12/16/2025

📣 We're Hiring: Assistant Director of Care (Temporary Full-Time)

Fairview Manor is seeking an experienced nursing leader to join our team as Assistant Director of Care (ADOC).

This temporary full-time leadership role (March 2026 to March 2027) supports front-line nursing leadership, clinical excellence, quality improvement, and resident-centred care within our long-term care and complex continuing care programs.

📍 Location: Fairview Manor
💼 Status: Temporary Full-Time
💰 Salary: $106,587 – $124,702.50
📅 Apply by: December 22, 2025

If you’re a Registered Nurse with long-term care leadership experience and a strong commitment to quality and best practice, we encourage you to apply.

👉 Learn more and apply:
https://www.mrha.ca/hr?job=1267

12/12/2025

📣 We’re Hiring at Almonte General Hospital!

Almonte General Hospital is currently seeking a Medical Radiology Technologist to join our Diagnostic Imaging team in a permanent part-time role.

🩻 Position: Medical Radiology Technologist
📍 Location: Almonte General Hospital
🕒 Status: Permanent Part-Time
💰 Wage: $34.25 – $45.92/hour

This is a great opportunity for an MRT who values quality care, teamwork, and making a meaningful impact for patients and families in our community. You’ll be part of a supportive, collaborative environment where professionalism, safety, and compassion come first.

If you’re registered with the CMRITO and passionate about patient-centred care, we’d love to hear from you.

👉 Learn more and apply here: https://www.mrha.ca/hr?job=1260

12/12/2025

12/12/2025

💙 Thank you, Lanark County!

The Lanark County Paramedic Service Annual Fill the Ambulance with Food Holiday Food Drive was another incredible success thanks to the tremendous generosity of our community.

Together, LCPS paramedics, their families, community volunteers, and local youth sports teams helped collect 87 boxes of food and essential items and $3,554 in monetary donations in support of local food banks through the Build a Mountain of Food campaign.

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who donated, volunteered, and showed up to support neighbours in need during the holiday season. Your kindness truly makes a difference. 💛

📄 Read the full story here: https://www.mrha.ca/newsroom?newsid=393

12/02/2025

✨🎄It’s that time of year again!🎄✨

Lanark County Paramedic Service is gearing up for the Annual Holiday Food Drive on December 6 & 7, and we’re inviting our community to help Stuff the Ambulance in support of local food banks through the Build a Mountain of Food campaign. ❤️🛒

Where to find us:

👉 Saturday, Dec. 6 – Smiths Falls Independent Grocer (9 a.m.–3 p.m.)
👉 Sunday, Dec. 7 – Independent Grocers in Carleton Place, Perth & Almonte (9 a.m.–3 p.m.)

Bring your non-perishable food items or monetary donations and help ensure families across Lanark County have what they need this holiday season. Every contribution truly makes a difference.

Families and community members of all ages are encouraged to join in and participate in this tradition of giving. ✨

More details here:
https://www.mrha.ca/newsroom?newsid=392

12/02/2025

📢 Community Notice: Temporary Closure of CPDMH Radiology Department

As part of the ongoing sprinkler system upgrade at Carleton Place & District Memorial Hospital, important improvements are being made to the Radiology Department.

🛠️ Radiology will be temporarily closed from December 8, 2025 to January 2, 2026.

During this time, X-Ray services will be unavailable.

Here’s what you need to know:

🔹 Ultrasound has been relocated to the former Emergency Department area and will continue to operate as usual.
🔹 Holter Monitoring and ECG services will remain available throughout the closure.
🔹 Outpatients and clinic patients who require x-ray imaging are asked to visit Almonte General Hospital during this period.

We appreciate your understanding and cooperation as we complete these important upgrades to support patient care and safety at CPDMH.

12/01/2025

🌍 World AIDS Day – December 1, 2025

Today, we join communities around the world in recognizing World AIDS Day, a time to honour those we’ve lost, support people living with HIV, and reaffirm our commitment to stigma-free, compassionate care.

This year’s global theme, “Overcoming disruption, transforming the AIDS response,” highlights the ongoing need to strengthen awareness, access to care, and support for all individuals affected by HIV.

At MRHA, we are committed to:

❤️ Providing equitable, person-centred care across all MRHA sites
💛 Reducing stigma and ensuring safe access to care in our rural communities
🤝 Supporting individuals living with HIV to live long, healthy, empowered lives

Another guiding message this year: Rethink. Rebuild. Rise. aligns closely with our values and our ongoing work to ensure every patient, resident, and community member is treated with dignity and respect.

Learn more about the global observance at worldaidsday.org: https://worldaidsday.org/

Today and every day, we stand with those affected by HIV/AIDS.

11/26/2025

🚨Community Reminder: New Emergency Department Entrance

A friendly reminder that the Carleton Place & District Memorial Hospital Emergency Department is now accessed through the new ED entrance on Neelin Street (the side street near the Carleton Place Arena).

To ensure patients receive safe and timely emergency care, please avoid using the main hospital entrance for ED drop-offs. The new entrance brings patients directly to the Emergency Department, where our team can support them immediately.

Thank you for helping keep our patients, medical staff, and community members safe. ❤️

11/19/2025

Today, we join communities around the world in recognizing International Men’s Day, a day dedicated to celebrating positive male role models and raising awareness about the mental, emotional, and physical health of men and boys. 💙

At the Mississippi River Health Alliance we are proud to honour the men across our teams who show compassion, skill, leadership, and resilience in the care they provide every day.

This day is also an opportunity to celebrate the men among our patients, residents, and community members, and to remind ourselves to check in, reach out, and support one another.

How we can uplift men’s well-being:
• Encourage open conversations about mental health
• Support healthy habits and regular medical checkups
• Celebrate kindness, respect, and positive contributions in every role

Learn more about International Men’s Day:
👉 https://internationalmensday.com/