Oak Valley Health

Oak Valley Health One of Ontario’s leading community health care organizations. Markham Stouffville Hospital and Uxbridge Hospital.

Oak Valley Health is one of Ontario’s leading community health care organizations, dedicated to delivering high quality, patient-centred care. Across our two hospitals — Markham Stouffville Hospital and Uxbridge Hospital — as well as Reactivation Care Centre, more than 480,000 patients are cared for annually. We encourage participation on all our social media channels, but ask that you follow some simple guidelines to ensure our platforms maintain a respectful environment. By interacting with our social media channels, you agree to the following guidelines:

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Through the overwhelming generosity of our communities, our foundations raise funds to assist Oak Valley Health in its mandate to provide the best in progressive community care. You can learn more about Markham Stouffville Hospital Foundation through their website (www.mshf.on.ca) and social media channels (). You can learn more about Uxbridge Hospital Foundation through their website (https://www.oakvalleyhealth.ca/uxbridge-hospital-foundation) and social media channels ().

April marks Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Awareness Month in Canada! According to the Canadian Digestive Health Foundat...
04/03/2026

April marks Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Awareness Month in Canada! According to the Canadian Digestive Health Foundation (CDHF), Canada has one of the highest prevalence of IBS in the world – estimated 18 per cent vs. 11 per cent globally.
Visit oakvalleyhealth.ca/patient-and-community-education to explore our patient education resources, designed to share the skills, knowledge, and habits to support and manage health challenges.

Late at night, something feels off — a new symptom, a strange pain, a persistent cough. Your doctor’s office is closed, ...
04/02/2026

Late at night, something feels off — a new symptom, a strange pain, a persistent cough. Your doctor’s office is closed, so you turn to an AI chatbot.

Within seconds, tools like ChatGPT, Google Gemini, or Microsoft Copilot offer possible causes and treatments.

Fast. Convenient. Accessible. But should you trust it?

⚡ Quick answers, but they can be wrong

🧠 Personalized suggestions, without your full health picture

💬 Easy to ask anything, but where does your data go?

🩺 Helpful starting point, not medical care

Let our experts Dr. Joseph Wiley, Chief of Paediatrics and Lead, Health Equity and Patient Experience, and Jasmina Germanski, Director, Privacy and Cybersecurity, explain why AI can open the conversation — but your health care team should finish it.

04/01/2026

Meet Tweety Ng 👋

Tweety is a social worker in the Childbirth and Children Services department and is one of our Honoured to Care Award winners for the value of respect.

Read some of Tweety's nomination:

"Beyond her direct work with families, Tweety is a valued resource for the NICU team and the allied health social work team. She generously shares her expertise in working with this unique patient population and has repeatedly coordinated with community agencies to provide educational sessions. These initiatives help ensure staff remain informed about the resources available to NICU families, promoting strong support even after discharge."

Need to see a health care provider and want to avoid crowded parking lots and waiting rooms? Our Virtual Urgent Care Cli...
03/31/2026

Need to see a health care provider and want to avoid crowded parking lots and waiting rooms? Our Virtual Urgent Care Clinic is available to residents of all ages in the central region of Ontario who require timely access to a nurse practitioner. Open daily from 1 to 9 p.m. for urgent, non-life-threatening conditions. 💻

✨Celebrating Eid al-Fitr✨This week, we celebrated Eid — a special time in the Islamic calendar that marks the end of Ram...
03/28/2026

✨Celebrating Eid al-Fitr✨

This week, we celebrated Eid — a special time in the Islamic calendar that marks the end of Ramadan and is a time filled with gratitude, generosity, and coming together with loved ones. 🌙💫

We’re so grateful to everyone who joined us to share in a celebration full of joy, connection, and community. Your energy and spirit truly brought the celebration to life. 💛

03/26/2026

We’re celebrating Child Life Month and the incredible specialists who bring comfort, play, and moments of joy to children in hospital — and to little ones whose loved ones are receiving care.

From preparing kids for surgery to offering emotional support during difficult times, this special work makes a world of difference.

Hear from Delaney, our Child Life Specialist, and learn more about how she cares for our littlest patients during their hospital experiences.

With warmer weather and summer around the corner, it’s important to know what resources are available to you if your chi...
03/25/2026

With warmer weather and summer around the corner, it’s important to know what resources are available to you if your child feels unwell. Community Health Clinic Stouffville offers rapid access to paediatric specialists with no long wait times and simple online booking.

“It’s extremely important to have community access to clinicians who have a strong medical background in paediatrics,” says Ryan Saunders, Nurse Practitioner at CHC Stouffville

03/24/2026

Meet Amanda Colangelo 👋

Amanda is the Manager, Food Services at Oak Valley Health and is also one of our 2025-2026 Honoured to Care Award recipients in the respect category.

Read what her nominator had to say 📣

"Some employees balance childcare with rotating shifts. Others care for aging parents or attend school to upgrade their education. Amanda treats each situation with dignity, recognizing that employees are whole people with lives beyond the hospital."

03/23/2026

It’s still Pharmacy Appreciation Month — and today we’re shining a spotlight on our incredible pharmacy technicians! 🙌

Follow one of our talented techs behind the scenes to see their vital work in action, including packaging, dispensing, and storing medications.

Join us in celebrating our Pharmacy team and the dedication that keeps our hospital running smoothly every day. 💙💚

As we celebrate Nutrition Month, we’re proud to recognize the vital role our dietitians play in supporting the health an...
03/20/2026

As we celebrate Nutrition Month, we’re proud to recognize the vital role our dietitians play in supporting the health and wellbeing of our patients every day.

This year’s focus across Dietitians of Canada initiatives continues to emphasize the importance of personalized, inclusive, and practical nutrition care — meeting people where they are, and supporting sustainable, everyday choices that nourish both body and mind.

Our dietitians bring this to life through personalized education and nutrition guidance tailored to each patient’s unique needs, both at the bedside and during outpatient consultations. A key part of this work is honouring cultural food preferences and ensuring care plans reflect the traditions, languages, and lived experiences of the diverse communities we serve.

From adapting dietary recommendations and provided resources to include familiar, culturally relevant foods, to working with food services to better support diverse needs, our team is committed to making nutrition care both meaningful and accessible.

The March issue of The Link lands in your inboxes this evening! Stories include:- Should you trust AI for health advice?...
03/20/2026

The March issue of The Link lands in your inboxes this evening! Stories include:

- Should you trust AI for health advice?
- Meet Dr. Nicole Coles, a paediatric endocrinologist
- Read about this year's Honoured to Care Award winners
- Travel tips from our paediatric specialist at Community Health Clinic Stouffville

Subscribers read stories about our staff and programs, stay informed about news and events, and receive health tips from medical leaders.

Congratulations to our two Honoured to Care Award recipients for the respect value:💙 Amanda Colangelo, Manager, Food Ser...
03/18/2026

Congratulations to our two Honoured to Care Award recipients for the respect value:
💙 Amanda Colangelo, Manager, Food Services
💚 Tweety Ng, Social Worker, Childbirth and Children's Services

Amanda and Tweety live our value of respect - embracing diversity and inclusion and treating everyone with dignity. We're so lucky to have them at OVH.

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