2017 News Archive

SIOUX LOOKOUT, ON — Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) has been awarded Accreditation with Exemplary Standing, Accreditation Canada’s highest standing.

From The Sioux Lookout Bulletin – The Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) is taking part in a first of its kind in Ontario, automated remote patient monitoring pilot program.

The Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Barbara Russell-Mahoney as the Chief of Staff of Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC).

We've uploaded a new web page to provide you with all the information you need to know about changes to SLMHC's parking system.

Outstanding care, a positive attitude, and a willingness to go above and beyond at her job have earned Sioux Lookout’s Lydia Harms recognition as the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU) Personal Support Worker (PSW) of the Year.

Patients, visitors, staff, management, and physicians will be required to pay to park on SLMHC grounds. Currently, most hospitals in Ontario charge parking fees that range anywhere from $2 to $20 per visit. At SLMHC, parking fees will be kept at reasonable rates.

The Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Mrs. Heather Lee as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre.

The ceremony opened with drumming and singing led by area Elder Ralph Johnson and local drummers Tom Chisel, Thomas Fiddler, Allan Walski, and Joe Wesley. The blessing ceremony was led by Tom Chisel and Ralph Johnson. Acknowledgments were made by SLMHC Acting CEO & President Heather Lee, SLFNHA CAO Marie Lands, Sioux Lookout Mayor Doug Lawrence, Darryl Quedent representing the Lac Seul First Nation and SLMHC Traditional Programs Advisor Ms. Theresa Fiddler.

The federal government says it will now pay for someone to come with women — a policy change for which Dr. Joseph Dooley, the head of obstetrics at the Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre, has long advocated.

On April 1, 2017, Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) became 100% smoke-free by banning all forms of smoking from the all SLMHC grounds.

Thoughtful staff at Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) have worked diligently to stitch five hand-made quilts for residents of William “Bill” George Extended Care who are living with dementia or similar cognitive disorders.