RCHS Empowers Community To Take Charge of Their Health

RCHS Empowers the Community to Take Charge of their Health

RCHS offers a variety of group programs and services. Check out out program calendar to register for a group!

Rideau Community Health Services

RCHS offers a wide variety of programs and services ranging from family doctors and nurse practitioners, to counselling, group education and self‐management skill building sessions.

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Our Programs & Services

Primary Care

Diabetes Education

Virtual Care/Telemedicine

High Risk Chiropody / Foot Care

Community Support

Counselling Services

Nutrition & Food Cupboard Program

Smoking Cessation (STOP)

Other News

7 May, 2025 / Announcements

Temporary Site Closure in Merrickville Extended – Now re-opening September 8th, 2025

Rideau Community Health Services (RCHS) is committed to providing quality care in a welcoming environment. To better serve our community, we will be making interior building improvements this summer.

Our Merrickville site is temporarily closed for renovations and will re-open on Monday, September 8th. If your appointment is affected, a member of our team will contact you directly to make alternate arrangements. If you require services, please call (613)-269-3400, as services will be offered at various locations.

You're Invited to Celebrate 50 Years of Serving Our Communities

You're Invited to Celebrate 50 Years of Serving Our Communities

Rideau Community Health Services warmly invites you to a special event in honour of our volunteers, community partners, and more than 50 years in the community.

Join us on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Merrickville Community Centre, 106 Read Street, Merrickville.

Upcoming Events

2 September 2025 10:00am – 2:00pm / Food / Merrickville Site

Food Cupboard

Providing non-perishable food and household items and emergency food bags to residents in our community who are experiencing food insecurity.

How to Get Services

The Food Cupboard Program is open every Tuesday from 10:00am-2:00pm, and the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month from 5:00pm-7:00pm.

Please contact our Community Health Worker Joanne at 613 269-3400 ext. 247 to access the program or for more information.

About Rideau Community Health Services

Rideau Community Health Services (RCHS) is a non-profit, community-governed community health centre that provides comprehensive primary care, health promotion and community development services.

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RCHS Land Acknowledgment

We respectfully acknowledge the traditional territory of the Anishnaabeg Algonquin and Haudenosaunee Nations, which were never ceded or legally signed away to the Crown or to Canada.I invite all of us to reflect on the territories in which we have the privilege to live, work and play on, and to commit ourselves to gaining knowledge, forging a new, culturally safe relationship, and contributing to reconciliation.We recognize that First Nations, Métis, and Inuit are traditional cultures of knowledge sharing and we understand we have a lot to learn. Learning is the spirit in which we come together.