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Jun 27, 2025 at 16:38 Sault Area Hospital is sharing an important update with the community about a change to physician coverage in our Emergency Department (ED), effective July 1, 2025. Beginning next month, the Emergency Department will be operating with reduced physician coverage per day due to changes in physician funding.  While this change was not determined by the ...

The Ontario government is investing $155 million over two years to add 57 new community surgical and diagnostic centres licensed to deliver MRI and CT scans, and gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy services across the province. The expansion will help 1.2 million people access publicly funded procedures faster and is part of the government’s plan to invest in and protect Ontario’s health-care ...

The Sault Area Hospital held its annual meeting at which it recognized its staff, management team, board and volunteers – all of whom, with their service, make SAH a better place. A feature of the annual meeting was the annual presentation of the SAH iCcare Awards, established by the SAH Board in 2011, that acknowledge an employee, volunteer and physician who ...

Jun 24, 2025 at 08:01 Rotary members, Linda, Guidon, Rob and Liz Clarke,  met with Foundation chair, Susan Switzer, treasurer, Holly Kettles and director Mary Lynn McKenna and LDHC CEO Kadean Ogilvie, to present a $10,000 cheque to purchase 2 CADD pain pumps for the Lady Dunn Health Centre. The Rotary Club has been a long-time supporter of the Foundation ...

Michael Michaud, President & CEO; Jean-François Montreuil, VP, Exploration; Andrew Watt,Project Manager of Red Pine Exploration Inc., met with Foundation Chair Susan Switzer, Treasurer Holly Kettles and Director Marla Jones to present a $2,000 cheque in support of the “We’re not taking this lying down” campaign to purchase 10 new hospital beds and the 9&Dine Golf Tournament. Red Pine Exploration ...

June 21 is the date for the 3rd Annual LDHCF charity golf tournament ‘9nDine’.  All monies go towards purchasing 10 new hospital beds for the Lady Dunn Health Centre, part of our “We’re not taking this lying down!” campaign. Come out and have a great day golfing – sip some bevies, hope for a hole in one, enjoy a tasty ...

Jun 5, 2025 at 09:33 We are experiencing staffing pressure in our Locum Physician group for ER coverage today, June 5th, 2025. The Emergency Department (ED) will remain open; however, we ask that you visit the ED only if you have an emergency. We will be leaning on our local physicians to provide unscheduled coverage as well as our Nurse ...

With the 9&Dine Golf Tournament ahead of us, the Foundation is launching “We’re not taking this lying down!” – a campaign to purchase ten (10) new hospital beds. Most of the current beds at the LDHC are from when the new facility was built 23 years ago. Mattresses have been replaced, and many repairs have been done, but most of ...

The Lady Dunn Health Centre Foundation was chosen by the Tim Hortons – Wawa as the 2025 recipient of the Smile Cookie Campaign. This is an annual campaign that takes place at every Tim Hortons in Canada. All proceeds from the special and lovingly decorated Smile Cookies are donated to that year’s chosen charity. Tim Hortons’ Smile Cookie campaign raised ...

During the 27th annual Mining Health and Safety Conference at Science North, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) announced $6.78 million in funding to protect people in Ontario’s natural resources sectors.   In a strategic, province-wide collaboration, the WSIB has partnered with Workplace Safety North (WSN) and the Institute for Work and Health (IWH) to lead a proactive campaign ...

Ontario’s mine rescue teams are once again facing off in the 2025 Ontario Mine Rescue District Competition running May 7th to 9th. In five different arenas across the province, these specialized volunteers have a new chance to demonstrate their emergency response capabilities.   Headed by industry professionals at Ontario Mine Rescue (OMR), teams of mine rescue volunteers end their rigorous ...

It has been a very busy and exciting couple of months for the Foundation. It began with the extraordinary donation of $100,000 from Alamos Gold Inc. This donation, combined with our fundraising efforts ( Glam for Good Gala, Wish Campaign, Giving Tuesday, Wheels and Waves Raffle, general donations) helped us reach our goal of $175,000 to purchase a new ultrasound ...

The family of former NHL enforcer Chris Simon is releasing the results of his post-mortem brain tissue analysis today through the Concussion Legacy Foundation (CLF) to raise awareness of the urgent need for medical and mental health resources available to former hockey players struggling with the long-term effects of repetitive head impacts. Simon’s family donated his brain to the UNITE ...

Apr 13, 2025 at 10:51 For Sunday, April 13, 2025 we are experiencing staffing pressures in our Registered Nurse group. The Emergency Department (ED) will remain open; however, we ask that you visit the ED only if you have an emergency. If you are unsure whether you have an emergency, seek health-related advice from a Registered Nurse by calling Health ...

On Friday, March 14, 2025, Austin Hemphill, general manager of Island Gold District, Alamos Gold Inc. and Matt Larrett, Community Relations Specialist, presented the LDHC Foundation with $100,000 to be used towards the cost of the new ultrasound machine. Alamos Gold is staunch supporter of the Foundation and is extensively involved with the recruitment and retention of physicians for the ...