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]
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]
GREENSTONE, ON – Officials at the Geraldton District Hospital and the Thunder Bay District Health Unit have declared an outbreak of a respiratory illness on the John Owen Evans Residence located at the Geraldton District Hospital. All admissions, transfers, discharges and social activities on [Read more]
Volunteer Names Inscribed on Tree of Life by Edgar J. Lavoie GREENSTONE, ON – Monday, April 7th, nearly 80 people gathered, in the lobby of the Geraldton District Hospital for its annual Volunteer Appreciation Social. Hospital CEO Kurt Pristanskiat noted the significant increase of those [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – The Marathon Family Health Team is entering a transition phase. Since July 2012, Dr. Nikki Sturwold has provided quality health care to her patients and to people within our community. She was the first physician recruit as a result of the efforts of the Marathon Physician [Read more]
Health-care professionals across Northern Ontario are invited to attend the four-part webinar series on Francophone health and culture. This series will take place on the fourth Thursday of each month, beginning January 23, 2014. This series will be conducted in English and facilitated by Health [Read more]
Green Light For myCare MANITOUWADGE, ON – Late in 2012, the Manitouwadge General Hospital (MGH) initiated a one year pilot project with the North West Community Care Access Centre (NWCCAC) to deliver home nursing services by the nursing staff of MGH to the residents [Read more]
QUEEN’S PARK, ON – NDP Health and Long-Term Care Critic France Gélinas says yesterday’s release of the Auditor General’s report raises concerns about access to long-term care in Ontario’s North, and the use of health care dollars around the province. “Any time residents of one area [Read more]
OTTAWA, ON – Stable funding for health care should be a priority for the federal government so we can properly serve Canada’s growing and aging population says Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP, Carol Hughes. Despite that reality, the omnibus budget set out a formula that will lower the [Read more]
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) is pleased to announce the appointments of Dr. Douglas Boreham as Division Head of Medical Sciences and Dr. Elizabeth Levin as Division Head of Human Sciences, effective September 1, 2012. Dr. Douglas Boreham comes to NOSM from McMaster University, [Read more]
It has been a little over a week since the Liberal Budget was announced. Since then my NDP colleagues and I have been asking for your feedback. In that time, we have heard from over 38,000 Ontarians. Out of the thousands of concerns we have heard about, it’s clear that many Ontarians are very [Read more]
We are currently recruiting 2-3 family physicians, as well as booking Summer and Fall locums. Interested in working or locuming alongside our collegial team, please contact our Physician Recruiter, Brett Redden- bredden@mfht.org. For additional information regarding the Marathon Family [Read more]
Hyer tables Motion M-289 to defer medical resident debt repayment until training is completed OTTAWA, ON – MP Bruce Hyer (Thunder Bay-Superior North) is calling on the federal government to remove barriers to health care accessibility for rural and Northern residents. Health Canada estimated [Read more]
**WATCH INTERVIEW BELOW** TELEMEDICINE NURSE SANDRA LESAR, RN Manitouwadge General Hospital, Telemedicine Dept. 1 Health Care Crescent, MANITOUWADGE, ONTARIO Phone: 807.826.3521 ext.238 Email: slesar@mh.on.ca January 24, 2012 My name is Sandra Lesar. I am an . I’m excited about what I’m [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – Today in the Lakehead University Agora, the Department of Psychology announced that Bell’s Let’s Talk Community Fund has provided funding for a study to assess the feasibility of a psychology clinic located at Lakehead’s Thunder Bay campus. According to the World [Read more]
