Healthcare and Social Services
Mary Berglund Community Health Centre
Mary Berglund Community Health Centre provides quality health care and health care promotion services through a multidisciplinary team. Services are offered by a Health Promoter, Social Worker, Family Physician, Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses, Physiotherapist and Kinesiologist. A regular foot care Nurse and Chiropodist ensure a full range of foot care services, and a Chiropractor and Massage Therapist attend the Health Centre on a regular basis. The Centre provides a unique focus on seniors through an Aging at Home Program. In addition, the FOCUS core program addresses alcohol and chronic disease challenges.
Community Health Centre Hours
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 8:30 am - 4:30 pm |
| Tuesday | 8:30 am - 7:00 pm |
| Wednesday | 8:30 am - 4:30 pm |
| Thursday | 8:30 am - 4:30 pm |
| Friday | 8:30 am - 4:30 pm |
| Some Saturday Clinics | |
| Closed all Statutory Holidays | |
Contact: Heidi West, ED
Phone: 807-934-6719 ext. 209
Services at Mary Berglund Community Health Centre
Northwestern Health Unit
Located in the Mary Berglund Community Health Centre, the aim of the Northwestern Health Unit is to provide programs to promote, maintain and restore the health of the community. Examples include, "Community Nutrition Project", "Heart Health Coalition" and the "Healthy Babies Healthy Children" project.
Contact:
Twyla Berube, Public Health Nurse
Rosa Harrington, HE/PA, Health Educator
Phone: 807-934-2236
Website: www.nwhu.on.ca
Canadian Cancer Society, Ontario Division
Phone: 807-934-2590
Community Mental Health and Aboriginal Support Worker
Contact: Dana Caines
Phone: 807-934-6719 ext. 242
Dryden Regional Mental Health & Addiction Services
Phone: 807-934-2834
Website: www.drhc.on.ca
Health Promotion
Phone: 807-934-6719 ext. 217
Ignace Food Bank
Address: 1100 Main Street, Ignace, ON P0T 1T0
Phone: 807-934-6719
Ignace Medical Pharmacy (Guardian)
Phone: 807-934-2525
Alzheimer Society of Kenora/Rainy River
Contact: Lori Russell
Phone: 807-223-6294
Hoshizaki House Dryden District Crisis Shelter
Address: PO Box 974. Dryden, ON P8N 3E3
Phone: 807-223-3226
Kenora-Rainy River Districts Child and Family Services
Kenora-Rainy River Districts Child and Family Services is a non-profit community organization funded by the Government of Ontario, legally mandated to protect children and youth from abuse and neglect through the Child and Family Services Act. The Agency spans two districts, Kenora and Rainy River, which is a large portion of Northwestern Ontario.
Address: 820 Lakeview Drive, Kenora, ON P9N 3P7
Phone: 807-467-5437
Fax: 807-467-5539
Website: www.krrcfs.ca
Tikinagan Child and Family Services
Tikinagan Child and Family Services is a community-based child welfare agency rooted in and accountable to the First Nations communities they serve. They consist of a large team of residential care workers, child care workers, family service workers, community-based prevention workers, intake workers, and administrative staff. Tikinagan has agreements with Kenora-Rainy River Districts Child and Family Services to provide child protection services to the families from communities who reside in Atikokan, Dryden, Ear Falls, Fort Frances, Ignace, Kenora, Rainy River, Red Lake and Sioux Lookout.
Address: P.O. Box 627 65 King Street, Sioux Lookout, ON P8T 1B1
Phone: 807-737-3466
Toll Free: 800-465-3624
Fax: 807-737-3543 (General)
Fax: 807-737-4954 (Intake Unit)
Website: tikinagan.org
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Phone: 866-797-0000