Weeneebayko Area Health Authority (WAHA)

Fees

Most services covered by OHIP

Executives

Lynne Innes - Chief Executive Officer
705-658-4544 ext 2318 * lynne.innes@waha.ca

Languages

English ; Cree

Area Served

Moose Factory, Moosonee, Attawapiskat First Nation, Fort Albany First Nation, Kashechewan First Nation, MoCreebec Council of the Cree Nation, Moose Cree First Nation, and Weenusk First Nation

Accessibility

Partially Accessible

Description of Services:

Services provided include:

acute and chronic care as well as 24 hour emergency services
family medicine clinics
regional mental health program that serves all communities
laboratory services
diagnostic imaging (digital mammography, ultrasound and x-ray)
WAHA Paramedic Services provides pre-hospital care
occupational and rehabilitative services
general surgery and anesthesia
traditional healing program with counselors and community endorsed Traditional Healers
community based clinics regularly host medical specialists in the fields of pediatrics; obstetrics/gynecology; geriatrics rheumatology; ophthalmology; rehabilitation and neurology
referral services and tertiary care beyond WAHA is provided primarily by Kingston General Hospital, Timmins District Hospital and Health Sciences North * charter aircraft provides appointment based specialty services to Kingston three times/week for entitled First Nation patients * patients requiring urgent diagnostic tests such as CT scans, ultrasound and MRI’s are transported to Timmins via ORNGE transport

Services and Programs: