Veena Ravichandran

Rideau Community Health Services is a non-profit, community-governed health and social service organization serving the Lanark, Leeds, and Grenville region, with sites in Smiths Falls and Perth. The non-profit company is based in Merrickville, Canada. The organization offers comprehensive primary care and a broad range of programs including diabetes education, virtual care/telemedicine, high-risk chiropody/foot care, registered dietitian services, counseling, dental care, smoking cessation, exercise programs, social prescribing, and community support services. Dental services provide basic care and assistance with publicly funded dental coverage for eligible adults and seniors. The high-risk chiropody program targets clients with foot ulcers or those at risk, collaborating with healthcare providers to deliver specialized foot care. The diabetes education program offers free individual and group sessions to support self-management, while the virtual care program facilitates specialist consultations via telemedicine to reduce travel burdens for rural residents. Community support includes a food cupboard program addressing food insecurity, social prescribing connecting clients to non-medical community resources, and assistance navigating housing, income, and transportation services. The smoking cessation program provides counseling and nicotine replacement therapies. The Canadian company was founded in 1974. The CEO is Michele Bellows.