Program: Central Ambulance and Fire Communications Centre
Organization: Lake of The Woods District Hospital
Description of Services: Deploys, coordinates and directs the movement of all ambulances and emergency response vehicles in the Kenora and Rainy River Districts
Land ambulance services:
  • Prioritizes the urgency of requests for assistance
  • Determines the appropriate destination hospital to meet patient needs
  • Provides callers with pre-arrival first aid instructions
  • Assigns the closest available and most appropriate ambulance to each emergency
  • Coordinates the transfer of patients between health care facilities
Air ambulance assistance for:
  • Coordination of air ambulance response to remote communities
  • Inter-facility transfers
Also takes calls and dispatches for:
  • All NW Ontario Fire & Rescue Services
  • First Nations First Response Teams
  • Lake of the Woods Search and Rescue
Requirements
Fees: Service - Ambulance fees for residents and non-residents; Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) subscribers ($45); Non-residents ($240); Rates may vary
Eligibility - Population(s) Served: No restrictions
Application: No application process
Accessibility: Wheelchair Accessible      Wheelchair Accessible
Languages: English
Contact Information
Phone Numbers: 807-468-8854
Crisis: 9-1-1
Fax: 807-468-5984
Email: admin@lwdh.on.ca
Website: www.lwdh.on.ca
Address: 40 Minnesota St
Kenora, ON
P9N 3V4
Map
Location:
  • Located at Minnesota St near the Dairy Queen
  • Closest intersection is at Minnesota St and Lakeview Dr
  • Minnesota St entrance of Islandview Condominiums
Hours: Mon-Sun 24 hours


Administration: Mon-Fri 8 am-4 pm
Contacts: Chad Buist - Director
807-467-3701 * chad.buist@ontario.ca

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