Posts Tagged ‘northern ontario health care’

North West LHIN 2018 Fall LHINkages Newsletter

North West LHIN 2018 Fall LHINkages Newsletter

The North West LHIN Fall LHINkages Newsletter for 2018 which is now available on the LHIN website by clicking here. Highlights in this edition include: Moving through Transitions in Care Stories from Picture Your Health: Your Future Engagement Campaign Mental Health and Addictions: Wrap Around [Read more]

Increase of Invasive Group A Strep

Increase of Invasive Group A Strep

THUNDER BAY, ON  – Over 2017, the Thunder Bay District Health Unit has seen an increase in the number of cases of invasive group A streptococcal (IGAS) infections in our community. This infection develops when the bacterium Streptococcus pyogenes gets into the blood, joints, lungs, or [Read more]

Paramedics Services Week (Video)

Paramedics Services Week (Video)

It’s Paramedic Services Week across Canada, May 28 – June 3, 2017. Your local paramedics serving your communities 24-7-365 all across Ontario, providing advanced medical knowledge & skills, as well transport to local & regional hospitals by land, water or air. [Read more]

MP Serré supports M-105 Calling Federal Gov’t To Lead Support of ALS Research

MP Serré supports M-105 Calling Federal Gov’t To Lead Support of ALS Research

MP Serré supports M-105, a motion calling on the federal government to play a leadership role supporting ALS research, and to find a cure for ALS at the earliest opportunity NICKEL BELT, ON – Later today in the House of Commons, Marc Serré, Member of Parliament for Nickel Belt, will be voting [Read more]

MPP Michael Mantha Re: 2016 Budget

MPP Michael Mantha Re: 2016 Budget

2016 Budget: Another Disappointment Once Again As we all are aware, yesterday, February 25th, the Liberal government presented their 2016 budget. In the lead up to the budget, New Democrats travelled the province and spoke to Ontarians about their primary concerns. Ontarians were hoping for a [Read more]

MGH Hospital Happenings : Bursary Awarded to Local Graduate

MGH Hospital Happenings : Bursary Awarded to Local Graduate

Judith C. Harris Bursary 2015 The Manitouwadge General Hospital is pleased to announce that the recipient of the 2015 Judith C. Harris Bursary is Briar Hunter.  Briar will pursue her university education in the health care field.  Mrs. Harris, Board Chair presented the $1,000 bursary letter at [Read more]

100+ Walkers Attend 2015 MCAG 5km Walk & BBQ

100+ Walkers Attend 2015 MCAG 5km Walk & BBQ

MANITOUWADGE, ON – Saturday, May 9th, the Manitouwadge Cancer Assistance Group held their annual Share the Care 5km Walk & BBQ. The annual fundraiser, hosted in collaboration with the Manitouwadge Volunteer Firefighters, has become an increasingly important part of the MCAG’s [Read more]

Marathon Family Health Team Invites You To Follow on Facebook

Marathon Family Health Team Invites You To Follow on Facebook

MARATHON, ON – Marathon Family Health Team, in keeping with its strategic planning goals of improving health promotion has started a facebook page.  The goals of the facebook page are to be able to share health promotion information that community members might find valuable.  We are [Read more]

2015 Thunder Bay District Board of Health Elections

2015 Thunder Bay District Board of Health Elections

THUNDER BAY, ON – The chair, vice chair and executive committee members of the Board of Health were elected today during the Board of Health’s Annual Meeting held at the Thunder Bay District Health Unit. Norm Gale, City of Thunder Bay Appointee, was re-elected as chair. Joe Virdiramo, of [Read more]

McCausland Hospital Close to Reaching Its Goal

McCausland Hospital Close to Reaching Its Goal

TERRACE BAY, ON – The McCausland Hospital is very close to its goal of a new x-ray machine and is holding a special holiday fundraiser to push them over the top. X-Ray technicians Britney Trichilo and Kaylyn Tenkula are super excited to be closing in on the 1st Commitment to Care fundraising [Read more]

Joint Statement by Ontario Health Minister and Chief Medical Officer of Health on Ontario Preparedness for Ebola Virus Disease

Joint Statement by Ontario Health Minister and Chief Medical Officer of Health on Ontario Preparedness for Ebola Virus Disease

Today Dr. Eric Hoskins, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, and Dr. David Mowat, Interim Chief Medical Officer of Health, issued the following statement on Ontario’s preparedness for Ebola virus disease in Ontario:  “We know that Ontarians may have concerns related to the ongoing [Read more]

Statement on Secret Medical Tourism from NDP Health Critic France Gélinas

Statement on Secret Medical Tourism from NDP Health Critic France Gélinas

“The Liberal government must end the secrecy surrounding medical tourism in Ontario. Frontline health care professionals can see that the Liberals have quietly opened a backdoor to put profits ahead of patients, threatening to undermine the public health care system we all hold dear. Even the [Read more]

NOSM Researcher Participating in $55.5M National Dementia Initiative

NOSM Researcher Participating in $55.5M National Dementia Initiative

Wednesday, September 10, 2014, the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Federal Minister of Health, announced the launch of the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA), a national initiative aimed at tackling the growing onset of dementia and related illnesses and improving the lives of [Read more]

Still Time to Provide Input into NOSM’s Strategic Plan

Still Time to Provide Input into NOSM’s Strategic Plan

During the last five months, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) has been collaborating with Northern Ontarians to develop the School’s Strategic Plan for 2015-2020. Wednesday, September 17, 2014 will be the final day to complete the School’s Strategic Planning survey (available in [Read more]

Ontario Helping Thunder Bay Become a Centre for Advanced Medical Research

Ontario Helping Thunder Bay Become a Centre for Advanced Medical Research

Creating Jobs, Strengthening Health Care in Northern Ontario THUNDER BAY, ON – Premier Kathleen Wynne visited the Thunder Bay Regional Research Institute today, where she announced that the government will help it expand its patient-centred health care research and create 29 new jobs. “Our [Read more]

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