2022 News Archive

As of October 14, Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) is officially no longer in a COVID-19 outbreak. The outbreak was declared over after 10 days of no new positive cases directly related to the outbreak.

Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) has identified two (2) positive cases of COVID-19 in-hospital. Effective immediately, visitation will be limited at SLMHC to two (2) designated visitors per patient. Click here to read more.

Mikail Woychyshyn, Maintenance Services, is retiring after 14 years at Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC). Mikail has been part of SLMHC’s Security team, and most recently has provided Maintenance Services as part of the Facilities team.

Tee Flemming, Executive Assistant, is retiring after nearly 10 years at Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC).

Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC), alongside community and healthcare partners, is pursuing all possible options to keep services undisrupted in the midst of physician and staffing shortages. Click here to find out more.

Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre’s (SLMHC) Board of Directors announce Heather Lee is retiring as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), and is pleased to announce that Douglas Semple is appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of SLMHC.

Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre’s (SLMHC) Diagnostic Imaging team is this year’s 2022 Ontario Association of Medical Radiation Sciences (OAMRS) Team Award winner.

Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) is introducing wellness screening stations at all entrances, effective on Monday, March 28. Additionally, SLMHC will also be reopening the Ambulatory Care entrance, effective Monday, March 28. Click here to read more!

John Sayers, Porter, is officially retiring after being part of the Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) Materials Management team for just over 10 years.

Adrienne Crosby has been part of the Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) team for 14 years, and she’s been SLMHC’s Quality and Patient Safety Lead since 2018. Click here to read more!

Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) is officially no longer in a COVID-19 outbreak. The outbreak has been declared over after 10 days of no new positive cases directly related to the outbreak.

Debbie Woychyshyn, Laundry Aide, is officially saying goodbye after over 30 years of devoted service at Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC).

Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) has declared a COVID-19 outbreak in one section of the hospital.  The outbreak on the southpod wing of the inpatient unit was declared on Tuesday in collaboration with the Northwestern Health Unit.

Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre’s (SLMHC) Board of Directors and staff express their deepest condolences to the family and friends of the late Tony Moonias of Eabematoong First Nation, who passed away on Tuesday, January 18, 2022. 

As a satellite site, Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) provides an outpatient program in conjunction with the Northwest Regional Cancer Centre based out of Thunder Bay, helping to keep cancer care closer to home for our patients. Read more about cancer care at SLMHC, here.

Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) is proud to welcome its first newborn of 2022! Sioux Lookout residents Rachel Auld and Cal Zaffino welcomed the arrival of their daughter Ashaya Zaffino on Jan. 4 at 3:58 a.m.

Due to the rapidly changing environment, and the dramatic increase in positive COVID-19 cases in our region, Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) is introducing new visitor restrictions, as well as pausing non-urgent procedures, effective January 5, 2022.