Our Story

Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) is a regional hospital delivering acute healthcare to a rapidly-growing population of more than 300,000 in Peterborough and the surrounding communities, including the First Nations of Curve Lake, Hiawatha and Alderville.

With an annual budget of $390 million and a proud local history extending back over a century, PRHC has nearly 500 inpatient beds and offers a wide range of services, including specialized programs in renal, stroke, cardiac, cancer care, vascular surgery and mental health & addictions.

Patient Experience

PRHC works every day to better understand the healthcare system and the care we provide from our patients’ point of view.

To ensure our patients’ have the best possible experience, the PRHC team is focusing on:

  • Encouraging family presence and facilitating family participation throughout the care journey

  • Recruiting patients and families to participate as advisors to help improve the care we provide

  • Documenting patient and family stories to share with our internal and external stakeholders

Accountability

PRHC is dedicated to providing the best quality of care to all our patients, and we are proud to be part of a system that is focused on quality, accountability, transparency and results. Ontario’s hospitals operate in one of the most demanding accountability and transparency environments in Canada.

This section of our website has been developed to demonstrate our commitment to these values and to the communities we serve.

Our Team

Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) is the region’s largest employer, with more than 2,900 staff, 400 physicians with privileges and a core group of 260 volunteers.

Our goal is to provide the people of our community with access to the care they need, closer to home, in the years and decades to come. One team, here when you need us most.