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  • BORN Ontario Cybersecurity Incident

    BORN Ontario is a prescribed perinatal and child registry that is funded by the province’s Ministry of Health. BORN Ontario was the victim of a cybersecurity incident earlier this year and your information may have been impacted. The incident was caused by a vulnerability in the file transfer software BORN Ontario utilized, called MOVEit. We…

  • Our first-ever CT scanner has arrived

    News that we have begun to use our new computed tomography (CT) scanner was shared with our communities, partners and friends today. Response to this significant achievement has been overwhelming positive and congratulatory because today marks the fulfillment of a commitment our Executive team made over a year ago to have a CT scanner here…

  • COVID-19 Community Update: Pandemic Projections for James Bay and Hudson Bay region

    Countries and communities around the world are seeing the benefit of strictly following social/physical distancing guidelines. This is true for our region as well. The quick decision-making by Chiefs and Councils to implement social/physical distancing measures is part of the reason we have no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in our region yet. WAHA is working…

  • COVID-19 Community Update: Staff screening procedures

    There have recently been some questions regarding staff travelling to the region from other areas of the province, as well as questions about our process for screening these professionals to ensure the safety of our communities. Together with our team in Human Resources, the Weeneebayko Area Health Authority (WAHA) has taken significant steps to balance…

  • No confirmed cases of COVID-19 in our region

    As of 7:30 p.m. today (March 28, 2020) there are NO confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the James Bay and Hudson Bay region. If this should change we will notify all of the communities we serve.  We are in regular contact with each community’s Chief and Health Director and other local, provincial and federal partners …

  • COVID-19 Community Update: Urgent Care Clinics replace regular out-patient clinics until further notice

    As of March 18, 2020, our regular appointment clinics are closed until further notice. However, we will continue to provide care for emergency and medically urgent dental, medical and mental health concerns. Until further notice, our emergency rooms in Moosonee, Moose Factory, Fort Albany and Attawapiskat are ONLY for emergencies, such as: Chest pain Difficulty…

  • COVID-19 Community Update: Visitor Access Restricted & Non-Urgent Medical Appointments Cancelled

    As of 2:30 p.m. today (March 13, 2020) we have implemented a no visitors rule in our inpatient units/rooms unless directly involved in patient care, i.e. family caregivers, at all of our sites. As well, all non-urgent medical appointments south of Moosonee and Moose Factory are being cancelled/postponed effective immediately. Medically necessary appointments  Appointments will…

  • Community Bulletin: WAHA cancels all work-related travel in response to COVID-19

    Dear Community Members: We are taking the extra precautionary steps to limit the potential spread of COVID-19 in our region in response to the case of COVID-19 confirmed today in Sudbury. As of today, all staff work-related travel is canceled unless it is medically necessary until further notice. We are also working with our management…

  • COVID-19 Community Update # 4

    The first case of COVID-19 in northern Ontario has been confirmed. At this time there are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in our region (James Bay and Hudson Bay region). The person was diagnosed in Sudbury after attending the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) 2020 Convention in Toronto on March 2 & 3,…

  • COVID-19 (coronavirus) Preparations: Update #3

    On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared coronavirus (COVID-19) a public health emergency of international concern and advised health-care providers to step up preparedness measures. Since then, we have been fully engaged with the Ministry of Health, Public Health Ontario and the Porcupine Health Unit regarding all developments related to the Novel…