Rideau Community Health Services is proud to announce that we've been awarded a grant to begin a social prescribing program through the Alliance for Healthier Communities! On March 3rd, the Government of Canada formally announced a commitment of 4 million dollars which will support 28 Community Health Centres and Family Health Teams across Ontario with the training and support they need to begin implementing social prescribing and enhance the availability of community-based mental health promotion programs.
Read more...29 April, 2022 / Announcements
News Release – for Immediate Distribution
April 29, 2022
Smiths Falls – Today, Steve Clark, MPP for Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, announced the Ontario government is investing up to $200,000 in Rideau Community Health Services (RCHS) in 2022-23. This funding will support the continued planning of the new Smiths Falls Integrated Health and Social Services Hub.
Read more...22 February, 2022 / Announcements
Rideau Community Health Services has been actively planning and advocating for the development of the Smiths Falls Health & Community Hub for five years. The vision of Rideau Community Health Services is to bring the community together to create a welcoming space in Smiths Falls in partnership with health, social, and community agencies. The community connection is a vital element in delivering programs and services. We believe that a health and community hub Read more...
4 January, 2022 / Announcements
On behalf of all staff at RCHS, we would like to extend our warmest wishes for a happy New Year.
Our sites continue to remain open with appointments being offered both in-person (when needed) and by phone/virtually.
Read more...12 November, 2021 / Announcements
World Diabetes Day is marked every year on November 14th which was the birthday of Sir Fredrick Banting. This year also marks a historic milestone – it was 100 years ago in 1921 that Banting and his colleague Dr. Charles Best started their experiments leading to the first successful insulin injection, a lifesaving treatment for Diabetes. This year, the World Diabetes Day theme is “Access to Diabetes Care: If not now, when?”.
Read more...20 October, 2021 / Announcements
Myth #1: COVID-19 Vaccines alter your DNA
Read more...19 October, 2021 / Announcements
The Good Food Box (GFB) is a program that has been run by the Smiths Falls Lions Club in partnership with RCHS since 2009. This program has been paramount in offering affordable fresh fruit and vegetables to the community. In early 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic threatened to close the Good Food Box program. In response to this, the Town of Smiths Falls partnered with RCSH and The Lions Club, organizing volunteers to deliver the boxes. Throughout the pandemic, the GFB has been in full operation while keeping the community safe and continuing to meet our food security needs.
Read more...18 October, 2021 / Announcements
RCHS will be offering flu shots for our rostered clients beginning in early November by appointment only. Clinics will run from 9:00am-3:30pm each day.
Merrickville Site - call 613-269-3400 to book your appointment for the following dates:
- Tuesday, November 2, 2021
- Tuesday, November 9, 2021
Smiths Falls Site - call 613-283-1952 to book your appointment for the following dates:
Read more...12 July, 2021 / Announcements
Come and link in to our new RCHS Diabetes Support Group for motivation and help with managing your diabetes. We welcome family and friends of those with diabetes as well. This is your opportunity to connect with others with diabetes to talk about issues, concerns, success stories, and support each other. Read more...
3 June, 2021 / Announcements
Visit LGL PH COVID-19 Protection and Vaccines page for details of how to book your vaccine appointment. Booking lines are busy so please be patient or try calling back later in the day or week.
If you don’t immediately see appointments available, please keep Read more...