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In what has been a three-year journey from 2021 to 2024, Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) is proud to announce that it has achieved Best Practice Spotlight Organization (BPSO) designation through the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO).  

Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre is pleased to announce the approval of a new protocol designed to enhance the care of pediatric patients, in the Emergency Department, experiencing pain. This initiative, adapted from reputable institutions like SickKids, The Children’s Hospital of Winnipeg, and Lion’s Gate Hospital in North Vancouver, aims to provide safe, quick, and effective pain management options.

Sofia España, Medical Laboratory Assistant at Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC), is a proud recipient of the SickKids Award for Indigenous Nursing Students.

Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) proudly recognizes the dedication and resilience of our staff and physicians. Their ongoing pursuit of excellence in quality of care and service delivery, despite substantial system pressures and challenges, has not gone unnoticed.

A Zeiss operating microscope was graciously donated to SLMHC’s Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Specialty Clinic by the Hospital for Sick Children, located in Toronto.

Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) is proud to welcome its first newborn of 2024! Jolynn Bottle and Yzerman Skunk welcomed the arrival of their son Yuri J. Grant Skunk on Jan. 1 at 2:31 a.m.

In consultation with public health authorities, the COVID-19 outbreak at Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) has been declared over.

Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) has identified cases of hospital-acquired COVID 19. This means that, effective immediately, SLMHC will limit visitors to a maximum of two (2) per patient. For more info, click here.

Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) would like to express sincere condolences to the family and extended family of Emily Gregg. In 2006, Emily became the first Elder in Residence at SLMHC, under the Traditional Healing Program.

Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre expresses sincere condolences to the family and extended family of Helen Cromarty. Helen worked as the Special Advisor on First Nations Health from 2007 to 2013 at SLMHC.

The new Rapid Access Addictions Medicine (RAAM) Clinic is now operating out of Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centres’ (SLMHC) Mental Health and Addiction Program (MHAP) and the Sioux Lookout Emergency Shelter. The RAAM Clinic offers addictions services for people interested in getting help with substance use. Read more, here.

After 19 years at Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC), Margie Kimball is officially saying farewell. Read more, here.

Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre’s (SLMHC) Board of Directors announce Dean Osmond is appointed President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective immediately.

After 41 years at Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC), Lori Donnelly is officially saying goodbye.

The Northern Ontario School of Medicine University (NOSM University) selected Kaitlin Negus, Clinical Dietitian at Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC), as this year’s recipient of the Northern Ambassador Award.

Renovations are underway in Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre’s (SLMHC) Emergency Department to create additional capacity for safe rooms. This will enable SLMHC to more effectively care for patients presenting with acute mental health conditions.

Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) is proud to announce it will receive base funding from Ontario Health North West to support the operation of a new Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Scanner.

Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre’s (SLMHC) Board of Directors announce Dean Osmond is appointed Acting President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective February 1.

Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre’s (SLMHC) Board of Directors announce Douglas Semple is resigning as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SLMHC, effective February 1.

Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) is proud to welcome its first newborn of 2023!

Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) sends wishes of wellness for 2023 to our patients, community, and surrounding communities.