Lady Dunn General Hospital

Name :

Lady Dunn General Hospital

Address  :

17 Government Road

Town  :

Wawa

State  :

Ontario

Country  :

CANADA

Post Code:

P0S 1K0

Phone  :

705 856 2335

Web URL  :

Lady Dunn General Hospital
Specialization
  • General Surgeon
  • Obestetrician/Gynecologist
  • Oncologist
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 31


Description

The LDHC is a new state of the art multiservice facility located east of the north shore of Lake Superior Our catchment area has a population of 5700 It includes the communities of Dubreuilville Hawk Junction Michipicoten First Nation Michipicoten TownshipWawa Missanabie and White River

The Health Centre includes ten acute care two respite and sixteen long term care beds We operate a 24hour emergency department staffed by a Registered Nurse and an oncall Physician We also provide a Surgical Program Diagnostic and Therapeutic services Obstetrics Telehealth and a Nurse Practitioner Program

Our community service program includes North Algoma Counselling Service Diabetes Education Wawa Healthy Lifestyles Coalition and outreach nursing clinics in the communities of Dubreuilville and Missanabie

Other onsite services that operate as separate entities are the Wawa Medical Centre North East Community Care Access Centre and the Algoma Emergency Medical Services

OUR MISSION
To provide relevant high quality clientfocused health services delivered in a manner that promotes the well being of the people we serve

OUR VISION
To become a role model for the provision of rural health care in Canada

OUR VALUES
Trust
Respect
Integrity
Compassion
Inclusiveness
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