Health

On February 8, 2024 the federal government announced it would stop funding and close the Wellness Together Canada (WTC) portal on April 3, 2024. WTC was originally created by the government in response to the COVID-19 health crisis. This decision puts an end to a low barrier, universal point of access to mental health and substance use health services.   ...

Ontario is experiencing a sustained, system-wide pressure on hospital staffing levels and while care settings at the Lady Dunn Heath Centre continues to remain open, we have been navigating the pressures as well. For today, February 10th, 2024 we are experiencing a staffing shortage in our Registered Nurse group. The Emergency Department (ED) will remain open; however, we ask that ...

Universal public health care is a core part of what it means to be Canadian. It is the idea that no matter where you live or what you earn, you will always be able to get the care you need. Unfortunately, our health care system has not been living up to expectations. From overwhelmed emergency rooms to surgery backlogs to ...

Sylvia Jones, vice-première ministre et ministre de la Santé, a souligné le travail remarquable de Bill Hatanaka, qui a occupé pendant cinq ans le poste de président de Santé Ontario, en plus d’annoncer la nomination de la Dre Catherine Zahn à la présidence de Santé Ontario, l’organisme provincial qui a pour mandat de relier, de coordonner et de moderniser la ...

Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, has recognized Bill Hatanaka’s tremendous 5-year term as chair of Ontario Health and announced that Dr. Catherine Zahn is being appointed as the new chair of Ontario Health, the province’s agency that connects, coordinates and modernizes the delivery of health care. “I’m thrilled that someone of Dr. Zahn’s experience and skillset has ...

The Ontario government is investing $110 million to connect up to 328,000 people to primary care teams, bringing the province one step closer to connecting everyone in Ontario to primary care. “Our government is making record investments to ensure that everyone that wants to have a primary care provider can connect to one,” said Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario investit 110 millions de dollars pour donner à 328 000 personnes l’accès à des équipes de soins primaires, ce qui rapproche la province de son objectif d’accès aux soins primaires pour l’ensemble de la population. « Notre gouvernement fait des investissements records pour faire en sorte que toutes les personnes qui souhaitent avoir un fournisseur de ...

Le 1er février, la Série de conférences de la rectrice de l’Université de l’EMNO célébrera un aspect méconnu de la médecine familiale : la joie! Cet événement virtuel, ouvert à la population étudiante canadienne en médecine et à toute personne qui envisage une carrière dans ce domaine, a pour thème Reviving the Heart of Health Care: The Joy of Practising Family Medicine (Revivifier le ...

On February 1, the NOSM University President’s Lecture Series celebrates an unsung aspect of family medicine: joy! Open to Canadian medical students, as well as anyone considering a career in medicine, the 2024 virtual event is themed Reviving the Heart of Health Care: The Joy of Practising Family Medicine. Eight physicians will come together to discuss the opportunities family medicine presents as ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario investit plus de 100 millions de dollars dans deux programmes qui, au cours des trois prochaines années, formeront plus de 32 000 nouveaux préposés aux services de soutien à la personne et membres du personnel infirmier dans le secteur des soins de longue durée. Cet investissement s’inscrit dans le cadre du plan gouvernemental Votre santé, qui ...

The Ontario government is investing more than $100 million in two programs that will train more than 32,000 new personal support workers (PSWs) and nurses in long-term care over the next three years. The investments are part of the government’s Your Health plan to recruit and retain tens of thousands of long-term care staff over the coming years. “Our government ...

Michael Mantha, MPP for Algoma-Manitoulin, released the following statement in light of the news that the Group Health Centre in Sault Ste. Marie will need to cut loose 10,000 patients at the end of May. “I am extremely troubled to hear that the Group Health Centre has been forced to explore last-resort options to cope with the ongoing healthcare crisis ...

How many times does the Lady Dunn Health Centre Foundation have to say thank you to the communities serviced by the Lady Dunn Health Centre? As of December 2023, we need to say it over a MILLION times! During our Wish and GivingTuesday campaigns, the Foundation hit $1,003,000.00. We are absolutely blown away. In 2008, a dedicated group of volunteers ...

Welcome to Dr. Matt Breton who joined the Wawa Family Health Team as of January 1, 2024. Matt obtained his medical degree and completed his family medicine residency at the University of Toronto. He first visited Wawa in 2020 after completing the LSPP Coastal Trail with his partner Janna. Enamored with the landscape, he returned as a resident in 2021 ...

The Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) is dumbfounded at the decision of Algoma Public Health to issue layoff notices to registered nurses (RNs) when thousands of area children are behind in their immunizations. “Public health nurses immunize and ensure children are safe to attend school, yet this public health unit has eliminated eight RN positions. Nurses in the immunization program are ...