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Thank you, Sioux Lookout and region, your generosity is helping SLMHC to continue to be The Hub of Medical Excellence for the North! If you are following other hospital fundraising campaigns in the region, the fundraising is ongoing so as not to be reactionary and ensuring there is funding to keep our hospitals up to date.  Every community wants the best access to top of the line equipment, to be able to offer our medical professionals state of the art technology in which to provide us with quick, efficient testing and results.   What does it mean when we say … keeping quality healthcare close to home?  It means that when you choose to donate to a fundraising cause for the hospital here in Sioux Lookout, your donation will help fund specialized equipment purchases in one of the many departments looking to upgrade to state of the art technology.  This means that our loved ones – family, friends, neighbours, co-workers are taken care of in the sincerest way.  Our goal at the Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre Foundation is to be able to provide relief, less stress and increased comfort for those in need of testing, surgery and aftercare – not having to take time off work and the added stress of travel out of the community for testing, surgeries and treatments.  To be able to have your family by your side during your healthcare journey.

Sioux Lookout Home Hardware Building Centre staff present SLMHC Foundation staff, SLMHC Foundation Board members, and members of the MRI campaign committee with a $16,000 donation to be earmarked for the purchase of a new Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)(Story and Photo Courtesy Tim Brody / Sioux Lookout Bulletin)

Staff from Keewatin-Aski Ltd. presented SLMHC Foundation staff, SLMHC Foundation Board members, and members of the MRI campaign committee with a $15,000 donation to be earmarked for the purchase of a new Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanner.(Story and Photo Courtesy Tim Brody / Sioux Lookout Bulletin)

Sioux Lookout, Ontario – January 24, 2025 – The Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) Foundation is thrilled to announce that Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) services will soon be available in Sioux Lookout. As announced on January 24, 2025, the Ontario government is improving access to diagnostic imaging services and reducing wait times in Sioux Lookout and across Northern Ontario by investing up to $8.1 million to build and operate a state-of-the-art Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) suite at Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre to support the first-ever MRI machine in Sioux Lookout.

Members of the 2024 Skip to Equip committee present $160,000 proceeds from this year's event to the SLMHC Foundation. From left: Skip to Equip Committee members Muriel Anderson, Janine Lavoie, Lori Durante, Jackie Duhamel, Kelli-Dawn Baker, Katie Positano, Marlene MacDonald, SLMHC Foundation Board Member Rita Demetzer, SLMHC Foundation Board Chair and MRI Campaign Chair Rob McClendon, SLMHC Foundation Board Member Christine Hoey, and Melissa Slade, Donor Relations/Operations Coordinator, SLMHC Foundation. (Story and Photo Courtesy Tim Brody / Sioux Lookout Bulletin)