Health

Twenty hospitals in the North East Local Health Integration Network will be receiving funding from a provincial funding announcement to help hospitals make critical improvements to their facilities, including upgrades or replacements to roofs, windows, heating and air conditioning systems, fire alarms and back-up generators. The Health Infrastructure Renewal Fund (HIRF) was established in 1999 to assist hospitals in renewing their facilities.   ...

Jul 6, 2017 @ 11:41 Le Réseau local d’intégration de services de santé (RLISS) du Nord-Est invite les résidents du nord-est de l’Ontario à siéger au Comité consultatif des patients et des familles qui sera bientôt mis sur pied. En donnant aux résidents du Nord la possibilité de participer davantage à l’amélioration de l’expérience des patients, le Comité consultatif des patients ...

Jul 6, 2017 @ 11:30 The North East Local Health Integration Network (North East LHIN) is inviting people living across Northeastern Ontario to sit on a soon-to-be established Patient and Family Advisory Committee. With a long-standing tradition of engaging with Northerners on priorities needed to strengthen the system of care in Northeastern Ontario, this Patient and Family Advisory Committee is a ...

  Lady Dunn Health Centre would like to thank the Wawa Ice Fishing Derby for their generous donation of $3,820.00. Since 2012, they have contributed $19,920.00 towards the purchase of medical equipment for the Lady Dunn Health Centre. “The Lady Dunn Health Centre provides health care services throughout our community. The Ice Fishing Derby donation will help to ensure that ...

June 12, 2017 – 14:25 Dear Northerners, One thing is for sure, the past seven years at the North East LHIN have been anything but dull! Let’s face it – planning, integrating, and funding health care services for a declining and aging population of more than 565,000 people living across our huge geography takes time and a lot of important ...

  Wesdome Gold Mine Inc. has committed a 3-year $15,000 donation to the Lady Dunn Health Centre Foundation. “We wanted to provide meaningful support to the Lady Dunn Health Centre Foundation in its goal of investing in modern health care equipment and services towards our community. Our hope is that our three-year financial commitment helps the Foundation in meeting its ...

May 30, 2017 @ 08:50 The Government of Canada is committed to helping put more affordable, safe, healthy, food on tables across the country, while protecting the environment. To do this, consultations have been launched to support the development of A Food Policy for Canada. An online survey is now open at An online survey has been created and is now ...

May 28, 2017 @ 09:29 The food recall warning issued on May 11, 2017 has been updated to include additional product information. This additional information was identified during the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) food safety investigation. Ardent Mills is recalling various brands of flour and flour products due to possible E. coli O121 contamination. Consumers should not consume the ...

May 22, 2017 @ 08:39 The Screen for Life Coach is on the road again, returning to a full travel season in 2017. The mobile health screening service, that provides breast, cervical and colon cancer screening, visits more than 70 different locations throughout the year.   “We are excited to get back on the road for a full travel season ...

May 16, 2017 @ 13:04 The Lady Dunn Health Centre Foundation would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to all those who donated to the Spring Campaign. As a result of your generosity, the Foundation raised over $20,000. There remains $10,000 to be raised to reach the goal of $154,000 in order to purchase the Digital Radiography system for ...

  Algoma Public Health is recalling Superior Home Bakery & Deli’s Really Fantastic Meat products. Control processes were not in place at the time of production allowing excess water in the product, which under certain circumstances could support the growth of Clostridium Botulinum and pose a health risk to consumers. Consumers should not consume the recalled products described below. The products were prepared and ...

May 12, 2017 @ 10:29   Every year the nurses of Wawa gather for a celebratory dinner. This year’s dinner was held at the Legion Hall, where the nurses enjoyed a tasty dinner, laced with reminiscing. On display were several montages of nursing history in Hawk Junction and Wawa. Of particular interest was the Charge Nurse Board from the Red ...

May 10, 2017 @ 09:27 On May 9th, Ontario passed legislation that will provide more protection and greater clarity for patients, their families, health care providers and health care institutions. Federal legislation, which came into force in June 2016, sets out the parameters for how medical assistance in dying can be provided. Ontario’s Medical Assistance in Dying Statute Law Amendment ...

May 8, 2017 @ 12:44 To mark the beginning of Nursing Week 2017, Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath issued the following statement calling for a moratorium on nursing cuts and any further layoffs of health care workers: “Ontario’s nurses are healthcare champions. New Democrats and all Ontarians owe a debt of gratitude to nurses for their concern and care, advocacy, and professionalism. ...

Apr 29, 2017 @ 09:47 The Ontario Nurses Association is proud to celebrate and acknowledge Nursing week 2017. This is an annual celebration of our profession which is held in May each year to coincide with the May 12 birthday of Florence Nightingale the founder of modern nursing. It is a time to recognize the year-round dedication of all RNs, ...