Emergency room care

Provides diagnostic and treatment services for individuals who have acute life-threatening injuries or severe illnesses

Sexual Assault and Partner Abuse Care Program

• Provides initial emergency care only with the patient's informed consent
• Provides follow-up services accessible through the Victim Treatment Centre (VTC) follow-up Nurse

Provincial Telestroke Program offers the following services:

• Stroke coverage, available Mon-Sun 24 hours via Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN)
• Use of CritiCall Ontario to contact a neurologist
• Supports discussions between Emergency Department physicians and a neurologist regarding the treatment of stroke patients, including the administration of Tissue Plasminogen Activator (tPA), an FDA approved drug used to treat strokes

Operates a full service 30-bed acute care facility

• Offers 3 intensive care beds, 2 labour and delivery rooms, and 25 medical and surgical beds
• Houses a surgical unit which includes a fully integrated operating room, day surgery, post anaesthesia, a recovery room, a pre admission clinic, endoscopy and cardiac stress testing
• Provides a 24 hour emergency department
• Offers services of a visiting orthopaedic surgeon on a monthly basis for total knee arthoplasty
• Offers services of various visiting specialists such as oncologists, pediatricians and geriatricians

Northern Ontario Remote Telecommunication Health (NORTH) Network

• Provides services of medical specialists to patients, family members and rural physicians via teleconferencing
• Provides support and advice to physicians for patient diagnoses and continuing care
• Provides access to professional health education

 

NOTE: Please do not call the emergency department seeking medical advice. Due to legal reasons the emergency department staff are unable to provide advice or information over the telephone

• Responsible for the administration of Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
• Maintains local and regional Heliports
• Maintains a fleet of ambulances, 12 vehicles distributed between four 4 stations

Station Locations
Atikokan StationPhysical Address: 114 Dorothy StMailing Address: P.O. Box 1390 Atikokan, On P0T1C0Non-emergency phone: 807-597-3972Fax: 807-597-4281Atikokan Administrative Office:Rawn Road CentreP.O. Box 1300 Atikokan, On P0T 1C0Ph: 807-597-1431 Fax: 807-597-1493
Emo StationPhysical Address: 32 Florence StMailing Address: PO Box 126 Emo, On P0W 1E0Non-emergency phone: 807-482-2984Fax: 807-482-3633
Fort Frances StationPhysical Address: 801 Scott StMailing Address: 801 Scott Street Fort Frances, ON P9A 1J3Non-emergency phone: 807-274-6952Fax: 807-274-5637
Rainy River StationPhysical Address: 708 Atwood AveMailing Address: PO Box 602, Rainy River, ON P0W 1L0Non-emergency phone: 807-852-3159Fax: 807-852-4227