Northwestern Health Unit

The City of Dryden offers a variety of Health Services including: optometrists, physiotherapists and chiropractors. 

Dryden Regional Health Centre
P.O. Box 3003
58 Goodall St.
Dryden, Ontario, P8N 2Z6
Telephone: 807-223-8200
Fax: 807-223-2370
Website: http://www.dh.dryden.on.ca/

The Dryden Regional Health Centre (DRHC) operates as an accredited active community hospital with 41 beds. Services are provided with 31 active care beds and 10 rehab/chronic care beds. Acute services include general medicine, general surgery, critical care, paediatrics and obstetrics. Visiting surgeons provide gynaecology, orthopaedics and ENT services. Specialty clinics include dermatology, gerontology, gynaecology, cardiology, paediatrics, internal medicine, oncology, orthopaedics, radiology, rheumatology, ENT and psychiatry. Telemedicine is offered on site by a variety of specialists, as well continuing education opportunities. A CT Scan unit is expected to be installed and under operation by late 2008/early 2009.

Dingwall Medical Group
40 Goodall St.
Dryden, Ontario, P8N 2Z6
Telephone: (807) 223-6683
Fax: (807) 223-4733Website: http://www.dingwallmedicalclinic.ca/

Telehealth Ontario
Free Access to a Registered Nurse — 24 Hours a day, 7 days a Week.
1-866-797-0000 TTY: 1-866-797-0007

What is Telehealth Ontario?
Telehealth Ontario is a free, confidential telephone service for health advice or general health information from a Registered Nurse.

That means quick, easy access to a qualified health professional. We can help you decide whether to care for yourself, make an appointment with your doctor, go to a clinic, contact a community service or go to a hospital emergency room.

Doctor Recruitment
Chuck Schmitt, Coordinator
E-mail:  cschmitt@dh.dryden.on.ca

As Physician Recruitment Coordinator my role is to provide accurate and relevant information regarding practice opportunities to potential locum and full time physicians. Arranging hospital and community site visits, attending to community transition and liaising with the media and the public to facilitate an accepting atmosphere for new doctors to work, live and thrive in Dryden are key roles of the Recruitment Coordinator.