Hospitals and Health Centres

The Dryden Regional Health Centre (DRHC) offers emergency, acute and chronic care. The health centre has a full range of inpatient services, including:

• General surgical services
• Endoscopy
• Obstetrical
• Rehabilitative care
• Palliative care
• Specialty clinics
• Oncology services

The DRHC also supports visiting specialists that offer orthopaedic, rheumatology, plastic surgery, paediatrics, otolaryngology and obstetrical gynaecology services.
CT scans, X-rays, ultrasounds, and laboratory services can also be done at the DHRC.

Family doctors, nurses, dietitians, mental health therapists, an Anishinaabe Community Liaison, and other specialists make up Dryden Area Family Health Team (DAFHT).

These professionals offer a range of services, including:

• Arthritis, fibromyalgia, chronic pain self-management program

• Craving Change program
• Dryden Diabetes Centre
• Heart health
• Lung health
• Mental health counselling
• Stress reduction and relaxation
• Wound care

Doctors with the Dingwall Medical Clinic are part of the Dryden Area Family Health Team as well.

https://www.dingwallmedicalclinic.ca/portfolio-items/patient-services/

There are many additional health resources available to citizens, including:

• Alzheimer's Society, 807-220-2713
• Brain Injury Services of  Northwestern Ontario, 866-796-1188 or 807-624-4575
• Canadian Mental Health Association Peer Support Drop-In Center
• Canadian Red Cross, 807-223-4751
• Community Living Dryden and Sioux Lookout, 807-223-3364
• Crisis Response Services, 807-223-8878 or 807-223-1418
• District Mental Health Services  for Older Adults Program/CMHA, 807-223-8972
• Dryden Aboriginal Women's  Resource Centre, 807-223-6100
• Dryden Attendance Centre, 807-223-6351
• Dryden Native Friendship Centre, 807-223-4180
• Dryden Regional Mental Health and Addiction Services, 807-223-6678
• Hoshizaki House, 807-223-7321 or 807-223-3226
• Kenora-Rainy River Districts Child & Family Services, 800-465-1100 
• Northwestern Health Unit, 807-223-3301
• Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Care and Treatment Program, 807-223-7427
• Victim Witness Assistance Program, 807-223-7310

Dryden Regional Mental Health and Addiction Services is a community-based agency with offices in Dryden and Ignace. It provides services to citizens 16 years old and older, such as:

• addiction assessments and treatment
• personal counselling
• anger management counselling and education
• educational and supportive group counselling
• support and counselling for persons living with cancer
• housing support for people living with a serious mental illness
• school-based support services at Dryden High School

Contact us at 807-223-6678 to learn more.

Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) operates a peer support drop-in centre in Dryden for those having mental health struggles. The group is focused on recovery. The drop-in centre offers social, recreational and educational activities.

Contact the center at 807-223-8841 for more information.

Crisis Response Services helps people in the Kenora Rainy River District to lessen and resolve emotional distress or disturbances that affect their coping ability. It also helps family members of those with mental health problems.

The crisis line, for those that need to talk, is 1-866-888-8988.

FIREFLY has trained professionals to provide support to families, and treatment to young people facing mental health problems. Services are free.
Contact FIREFLY at 807-223-8550 or at 1-800-465-7203.

The Ontario Disability Support Program is organized through the Ontario government. Call 1-800-268-2970 for more information.