Health

In support of the ongoing fight against COVID-19 and as part of the province’s plan to end hallway health care, the Ontario government is announcing five new Ontario Health Teams and is providing additional funding to better connect care. “Over the past several months, Ontario Health Teams have demonstrated remarkable responsiveness to the COVID-19 outbreak by simplifying the purchase of ...

Au soutien de la lutte constante contre la COVID-19 et dans le cadre du plan de la province pour éliminer les soins de santé de couloir, le gouvernement de l’Ontario annonce la création de cinq nouvelles équipes Santé Ontario et offre du financement supplémentaire afin de mieux coordonner les soins. « Au cours des derniers mois, les équipes Santé Ontario ont fait ...

We want to advise everyone that there will be an upgrade to our phone system.  The scheduled date for this is Thursday, July 23 between 9 am and 12:30 pm.  During this timeframe, there will be some intermittent disruption to the inbound and outbound phone calls. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Thank you for your patience while ...

White River Forest Products Ltd. has generously donated $1000 to the LDHC Foundation. This donation will help fund the current campaign, $125,000 to purchase a washer/sterilizer and disinfector for the Medical Device Reprocessing Department. Up-to-date technology in all departments will allow the Lady Dunn Health Centre to continue to provide excellent care to every one, every day. Thank you to ...

Happy Friday! Today the Algoma District is moving into the Stage 3 reopening plan. Many of us are looking forward to relaxed measures and enjoying some “pre-COVID” activities again. We wanted to share with you what Stage 3 will look like at the Wawa Family Health Team. We are open, however we have made changes to the way we offer ...

The Beaver Motel and MacIntyre Trucking each donated $2500 to the LDHC Foundation’s current campaign. The Foundation is raising $125,000 to purchase a new washer/sterilizer and disinfector for the Medical Device Reprocessing Department.   Up-to-date technology in all departments allows the Lady Dunn Health Centre to continue to provide excellent care to every one, every day.   Thank you to ...

As of Friday, July 17, 2020, the public will be required to wear a face covering (i.e. non-medical mask) when entering the indoor premises of businesses, organizations and on public transit systems throughout the service area of Algoma Public Health (APH). This will be achieved through public health instructions, which are being issued today to all persons responsible for a business or organization that ...

Alors que la province se remet en marche de manière progressive et sécuritaire, le gouvernement de l’Ontario améliore la gestion des cas et des contacts dans le but de pouvoir rapidement identifier, tester et isoler les personnes exposées à la COVID-19, de se préparer à toute nouvelle vague de pandémie et d’enrayer la propagation du virus. Les nouvelles mesures mises en ...

As the province safely and gradually reopens, the Ontario government is enhancing case and contact management to quickly test, trace and isolate cases of COVID-19 to stop the spread of the virus and prepare for any potential future waves. These additional measures include a comprehensive case and contact management strategy, Protecting Ontarians through Enhanced Case and Contact Management, and, in partnership ...

The House of Kin is OPEN with enhanced cleaning and safety procedures. The House of Kin is OPEN and welcoming guests.    As the world continues to navigate through some very difficult times, the House of Kin made the difficult decision to temporarily close our doors on March 18. We are very happy to announce that as of May 19th, we ...

The Wawa Family Health Team is excited to announce that a Registered Occupational Therapist has joined our team and would like to welcome Jamie Kirk. Jamie completed her undergraduate at Algoma University and continued on to obtain her Masters of Occupational Therapy at Western University. Jamie grew up outside of Sault Ste. Marie and moved to Wawa while working for ...

  In the next video produced by the Lady Dunn Health Centre and Wawa Family Health Team in Wawa. This video shows an overview of the changes that have been made at the Lady Dunn Health Centre to keep patients, staff and community safe. With safety restrictions in place, the hospital and clinic remains open. Residents are encouraged to call ...

​​​​This partnership between Makwa Wise and TeleSense Canada comes out of the founders, Dr. Roger A. Boyer II and Michael Haddad’s, passion to establish a trauma-informed and culturally humble healthcare team to respond to the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual needs of the family unit, either single or multigenerational. MAKWASENSE responds to the needs of those families who have been ...

  Dr. Robinson takes us on a walkthrough of Wawa’s COVID-19 Assessment Centre and explains how it works. If you are worried you may have symptoms of COVID-19, please give the centre a call: 705-856-2244 ext. 244 or 246. Dr Robinson nous montre le centre d’évaluation COVID-19 de Wawa, et explique comment l’utiliser. Si vous pensez que vous avez les ...

Algoma Public Health is reporting three new COVID-19 cases in the Algoma district. Details of confirmed cases:   Case Number  Exposure Category  Status   Tested               Important Information Case #18 International Travel Self-isolating May 12, 2020 Close contacts have been notified All returning international travellers must stay home and self-isolate for 14 days All Algoma residents must ...