Health

Mar 15, 2018 @ 11:20 The anouncement was made this morning, Ontario is opening four new long-term care beds in Sault Ste. Marie to help seniors access the care they need, closer to home. Ontario has committed to creating 5,000 long-term care beds over the next four years and 30,000 over the next ten years. The new beds at Mauno Kaihla ...

To my Wawa Patients:   I wish to inform you that I will be closing my practice effective May 1, 2018.  My husband and I will be moving to Southern Ontario to be closer to our families.   At this time, the Wawa Family Health Team is actively recruiting for a physician to replace me.  Please be reassured that you ...

 Feb 9, 2018 @ 08:24 The Lady Dunn Health Centre Foundation is pleased to announce that net proceeds from the 2018 Women’s Gala “Wiggle & Jiggle” held on January 26, 2018, was generously donated to the Foundation. The healthy donation of $1,730.00 will go towards the current campaign of raising funds for the purchase of two IV pumps ($13,000) and ...

Jan 25, 2018 @ 10:38 In November of 1968, Algoma Health Unit (now Algoma Public Health) was established as an official public health agency in Ontario. First providing service in Sault Ste. Marie and immediate area, it grew with the addition of townships north and east, Elliot Lake joined in 1978. Today Algoma Public Health main office in Sault Ste. ...

Jan 16, 2018 @ 14:04 The North East Local Health Integration Network (NE LHIN) is increasing treatment services to meet the growing needs of people with addiction to opioids. A total of $1.65 million in base funding is being invested across the Northeastern Ontario to bring care closer to home for Northerners, increasing access to treatment and care coordination in ...

Jan 16, 2018 @ 14:02 This morning, at a pre-budget committee hearing in Sudbury, Ontario’s growing mental health crisis was highlighted by a couple of presenters who urged the government to take immediate action. The Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs heard from the Sudbury/Manitoulin branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association, and the Child and Family Centre. Both ...

Jan 12, 2018 @ 11:51 The Lady Dunn Health Centre Foundation wishes to extend a heartfelt thank you to all donors who contributed to the Foundation’s “Wish Upon A Star” campaign. Over $8,600 was donated through this holiday campaign. Generous hearts do prevail in the communities that the Lady Dunn Health Centre serves. Net proceeds will support the purchase of ...

Dec 27, 2017 @ 09:25 Donald Bretzlaff is an older adult who’s been living with Type 2 Diabetes for nearly two decades. He lost his leg to the disease, and it left him blind in one eye. He has also developed nerve damage which causes him pain.   For the last four years, Mr. Bretzlaff has been attending Diabetes Care ...

Dec 15, 2017 @ 16:08 The Lady Dunn Health Centre is proud to announce that it has achieved “Accreditation with Commendation” from Accreditation Canada.   Accredited with Commendation is “for organizations that go beyond the requirements of Accreditation Canada and are commended for their commitment to quality improvement.”  The decision follows a recent on site assessment completed in early November 2017 as ...

Dec 14, 2017 @ 08:56   Throughout the winter, there is the opportunity for people to go walking in the halls of MHS. Once a month, you can have your blood pressure checked, and your blood sugar checked.  

Nov 30, 2017 @ 09:42 November is Falls Prevention Month which means that individuals and organizations across Canada are encouraged to work together to coordinate falls prevention efforts. Approximately one in three older adults over the age of 65 will fall at least once each year. Despite the majority of falls being predictable and preventable, falls are the leading cause ...

Nov 27, 2017 @ 10:11 The Lady Dunn Health Centre Foundation is preparing for this holiday season’s annual “Wish Upon a Star” Campaign.  For every gift made to the 2017 Wish Campaign, a star will be displayed on the Foundation Wish Tree in the hospital lobby. Stars can be personalized with a special message at the admitting desk.  Watch for ...

Nov 9, 2017 @ 09:36 Dan Ingram of the Heart & Stroke Foundation SSM was in Wawa Tuesday evening to speak about Women and Heart Disease at a presentation at the Gilmartin Funeral Home. The Heart & Stroke Foundation recognizes that women are living longer, but also face heart disease and stroke. Contary to public belief that breast cancer is ...

Nov 7, 2017 @ 08:27 What don’t women know about heart disease and stroke? Almost everything. Most women are unaware of the threat posed by heart disease and stroke. They don’t know heart disease and stroke claimed 31,000 women’s lives in Canada in 2013 or that it is the number one killer of women in the world. You are invited ...

  Recently, the Lady Dunn Health Centre Foundation has started to accept donations for special programs provided at the hospital such as the Palliative Care Unit, Cancer Care, and Long-Term Care.  This is in addition to continuing to raise funds for capital equipment for the hospital. A new fundraising campaign will begin very shortly with the Wish Campaign. A request ...