Organization: Lake of The Woods District Hospital
Description of Services: Operates a 74-bed acute care facility and provides an array of services including:
In Patient Services
  • Provides active beds utilized for general medical and surgical patients
  • Provides acute, cardiac and palliative care
  • Offers complex, continuing care
  • Offers geriatric care
  • Provides an intensive care unit
In Patient and Out Patient Services
  • 24-hour emergency department
  • Cardiac care
  • Chemotherapy treatments
  • Diagnostic imaging
  • Dialysis unit
  • Infection control
  • Laboratory
  • Maternity and pediatrics
  • Medical and surgical care
  • Pastoral care
  • Pharmacy
  • Psychiatry (Schedule 1)
  • Rehabilitation
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Sexual Assault, Partner Abuse and Safe Kids programs
  • Social work
  • Stroke Prevention Clinics
  • Visiting specialists
Tertiary Care Services
Arranges for transfers by land ambulance or by air with 24-hour helicopter service available within a radius of several hundred kilometers
Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN)
  • Provides access to specialized medical care using video conferencing and other tele-diagnostic equipment
  • Allows specialists to remotely examine and prescribe treatments to patients in their home communities
  • Reduces the need to travel to receive medical care


Services and Programs:
Requirements
Fees: Fees for services for uninsured Canadian and out-of-country residents; None for most services
Eligibility - Population(s) Served: No restrictions
Application: Required to present valid Ontario Health Insurance card (OHIP) or applicable medical insurance information
Accessibility: Wheelchair Accessible      Wheelchair Accessible
Languages: English
Contact Information
Phone Numbers: 807-468-9861 ext 2243
Teletype: 807-407-6714
Fax: 807-468-3939
Email: admin@lwdh.on.ca
Website: www.lwdh.on.ca
Address: 21 Sylvan St W
Kenora, ON
P9N 3W7
Map
Location:
  • Located at Sylvan St on the opposite side of the harbour from downtown area
  • Closest intersection is at Sylvan St and Lakeview Dr just past Husky the Muskie
Hours: Office: Mon-Fri 8 am-4 pm


Emergencies: Mon-Sun 24 hours
Contacts: Tanya Sumner - Executive Assistant
807-468-9861 Ext 2243 * tsumner@lwdh.on.ca
Cheryl O'Flaherty - President and Chief Executive Officer
807-468-9861 Ext 2241 * coflaherty@lwdh.on.ca

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