SIOUX LOOKOUT — Meno Ya Win Health Centre needs $7 million to support an MRI in Sioux Lookout, and they're now $100,00 closer to meeting that goal.
The Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority (SLFNHA) has donated $100,00 to the Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) Foundation fundraising campaign.
Being a health service provider as well as advocate for First Nations health in the region, the organization sees a vital need to have services like MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) available closer to home.
“There are simply too many obstacles and hurdles to access equitable health care for clients from northern First Nations. We need services closer to home and we need to support each other to make this goal a reality,” says Sonia Isaac-Mann, president and CEO of SLFNHA.
“We fully support this campaign and will continue to strengthen our partnership with SLMHC to meet the needs of clients.”
The SLMHC Foundation began its MRI fundraising campaign in December 2023 to raise $7 million to make a locally available MRI a reality within the Sioux Lookout region.
“We are grateful for this significant contribution towards the Foundation’s MRI campaign. It’s been exciting to see organizations, community groups, and people within our region bring us closer to having an MRI in Sioux Lookout,” says Dean Osmond, President and CEO of SLMHC.
“The implementation of an MRI unit will help improve health care services for the patients in our region.”
