Health

Apr 17, 2018 @ 18:01 During question period, Algoma-Manitoulin MPP, Michael Mantha, asked the Liberal premier why the government continues to neglect the unique needs of northern Ontario communities after discovering a low-income constituent suffering from chronic pain is being forced to travel almost seventy kilometres to an emergency room, three times a week, just to refill his required prescription ...

Apr 17, 2018 @ 14:42 Following news that Sudbury’s Health Sciences North intends to cut 76 more full-time jobs in order to balance the books, Ontario NDP health critic, France Gélinas blamed the Liberal government’s 15 years of healthcare cuts and budget freezes for the job losses being planned at the Sudbury hospital.   “This premier’s inadequate hospital funding has ...

Apr 9, 2018 @ 08:24 Ever find yourself snacking just after supper, or lunch? You pick a little here and a little there, and before you know it your snacking has turned into another meal. Maybe your previous meal did not leave you full and satisfied. Enter the fullness equation! Having meals that contain both fibre & protein helps us ...

Apr 5, 2018 @ 08:36     With the completion of the Wish Campaign 2017, the Lady Dunn Health Centre Foundation was able to present a cheque in the amount of $9,000 to Lab Services for the purchase of a new lab freezer.  On April 3, 2018, a cheque was presented to Mary Poulin, Charge Technologist from the Foundation.  A ...

Mar 28, 2018 @ 09:21   The Northern Credit Union Delegates Group helped to launch the Lady Dunn Health Centre Foundation’s “Spring Ahead to Better Health Care” campaign with a donation of $350.00.  To date the Northern Credit Union Delegates Group has donated a total of $7,207.00.   The Spring Campaign flyers have been distributed through the post office. All donations ...

Mar 19, 2018 @ 10:00 This year, Algoma Public Health turns 50. To celebrate this milestone, we have partnered with Healthy Kids Community Challenge Sault Ste. Marie to bring you ‘Get Active Algoma’. ‘Get Active Algoma’ is all about people getting together, spending a good time with family/friends and going out in the community away from screen time. Screen time is ...

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 ...