Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre/CKDR File Photo
The Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre has the opportunity to further its vision of being a Centre of Excellence in First Nations and northern health care.
The SLMHC has been recognized as a pre-designate Best Practice Spotlight Organization through the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario.
For the next three years, SLMHC will participate in a robust work plan to reach designation and provide quality, evidence-based care.
Director of Patient Experience and program lead Sue Anderson says patients and families can expect to see improved engagement by implementing best practice guidelines into their policies.
The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine has arrived at the Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre.
Residents and front-line staff at the William A. George Extended Care Facility are the first to receive the vaccine, marking the start of Ontario’s vaccination plan for our region.
Chronic care patients and all hospital staff will receive the vaccine in the days ahead in the start of a three phased approach.
Facility Administrator Cynthia Dwyer says the vaccination adds a level of protection in their continued efforts to protect residents, patients, staff and physicians.
Dwyer adds “We also appreciate that with this Moderna vaccine we will be able to administer the vaccine to our residents in the comfort of their home. This has allowed this process to be done in a way that keeps them safe and comfortable.”
85 year old Eunice Fiddler was the first recipient of the COVID-19 vaccine in Sioux Lookout.
A historical moment in the fight against COVID-19 for the Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre.
85 year old Eunice Fiddler was the first resident at the William A. George Extended Care Facility to receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in our region.
Fiddler was joined by her daughter, Margaret Beardy and SLMHC Interpreter Tom Chapman.
Registered Practical Nurse Team Lead, Andrea McWatters administered the vaccine Thursday.
Earlier this week, the first COVID-19 vaccines arrived in Sioux Lookout in anticipation of the roll out of Ontario’s vaccination implementation plan for our region.