Hospitals and Health Centres

There is a range of health service for people in the City of Dryden. If you or a family member is sick, contact one of these places for help.

In case of an emergency, call 9-1-1.

Teach your children how and when to get help from 9-1-1. Teach children their address and telephone number, and keep it posted by all phones in case they are unsure. Tell your children to answer all of the 9-1-1- operator's questions and stay on the phone until they are told to hang up. 

Make sure children understand the dangers of making prank 9-1-1 calls.

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.

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Patient Services

All appointments are booked by telephone by calling 223-2258.

• To book a Day Clinic morning appointment call 1 day prior after 1pm

• To book a Day Clinic afternoon appointment (Monday-Thursday) call between 8:30am & 12 noon that day.

• To book an appointment with your family doctor call between 8:30 am- 12 noon and 1pm -4:30pm. Our physicians are booked 2 weeks in advance.

We are a scent free, smoke free clinic and we ask that patients not smoke just prior to their appointment with their doctor.

Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) is the public health unit serving part of the Kenora district and the entire Rainy River district. The Northwestern Health Unit provides a wide range of programs and services that support the health and well-being of our community at every stage of life. Services include immunizations, dental health, prenatal and parenting supports, child development programs, mental health and substance use prevention, sexual health services, and supports for healthy eating and active living. The Health Unit also protects public health through food safety inspections, safe drinking and recreational water monitoring, environmental health protection, infection prevention, emergency preparedness, and harm reduction initiatives. Together, these services help keep our community safe, healthy, and resilient.

To learn more about their services, visit their website at www.nwhu.on.ca/our-services 

For more information, email them at talkpublichealth@nwhu.on.ca or call 1-800-830-5978 or 1-807-223-3301 during regular office hours.

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

Mental Health 

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.

Non-Emergency Phone Numbers

These are the numbers to call when your complaint or issue is not an emergency:

  • Dryden OPP, 807-937-5577
  • Ambulance (Kenora District Services Board), 807-223-2100 ext.2230
  • Dryden Fire Services, 807- 223-1178
  • Poison control, 1-800-268-9017
  • Union Gas, 1-877-969-0999

Contact Us

City of Dryden
30 Van Horne Avenue, Dryden, Ontario P8N 2A7

Phone: (807) 223-2225
Email: generalinquiries@dryden.ca