Atikokan General Hospital

10/01/2025

Each year, September 30th marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

Today, we honour the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities.

A Special thank you to Laura Trumbla for coming in today for her smudging ceremony, it was great to see so many staff out on this beautiful day of recognition!

09/29/2025

We are reaching out to the community to assist a physician and her family in finding a 3-4 bedroom rental property for a move in date of January 2026!

Please send information to Jillian Riding by phone (807) 597-4215 ext. 370 or email ridingj@aghospital.on.ca

09/26/2025

AHCS is currently hiring for the following positions!
If you or someone you know may be interested in any of these positions, we encourage you to apply!
For more information and to apply, please visit our website at https://aghospital.on.ca/careers.../career-opportunities/

08/07/2025

NOTICE: All phone lines are back up and running. We can now accept incoming and outgoing calls. Thank you for your patience & understanding while we addressed the issue.

08/07/2025

Welcome Dr. Amtul Ahmed!

The team here at the Atikokan Medical Clinic is thrilled to continue serving as a Practice Ready Ontario clinical field assessment site.

Practice Ready Ontario is the Government of Ontario’s new program for internationally trained family physicians who already have clinical practice experience. It is part of the plan to expand the health care workforce and connect people to care in high need, rural communities like ours.

Dr. Amtul Ahmed will be joining our team in Atikokan on August 11 and will be directly supervised and assessed by family physicians in our practice, as well as at the hospital, in the emergency department, long-term care and home care. We have always been proud to foster a learning environment for the next wave of medical professionals. It is our hope that you will show the same warm reception and respect to Dr. Ahmed that is shown to our regular physicians.

As always, any questions about the program can be answered by clinic staff by calling 807-597-2721.

Please join us in welcoming Dr. Amtul Ahmed to Atikokan!

08/07/2025

NOTICE: Phones are currently down

07/24/2025

AHCS nominated 4 people for Ontario Volunteer Service Awards. The award ceremony was held at the Legion on July 23rd and the following were honored:

Kim Cross – 20 years with the AGH Atikokan General Hospital Foundation
Pat Martin – 5 years with the AGH Foundation.
Bev Veran – 15 years as a hospital/ECW volunteer.
Beth Fairfield – 5 years as a board member.

Congratulations, we appreciate all your hard work and dedication! 🥳

07/21/2025

Notice: Effective July 21st, the Atikokan General Hospital Extended Care Wing has declared a Respiratory Outbreak.
Visitor Restrictions: During this time, there will only be 2 Essential Caregivers permitted at a time per non-isolated resident, and 1 Essential Caregiver permitted at a time per isolated resident.
We ask that these visitors take extra precautions when visiting our residents to ensure they comply with all Infection Prevention and Control measures required, such as hand washing and wearing a surgical mask. DO NOT visit if you have any cold or flu symptoms.
Masking with a hospital provided mask at all times and increased hand hygiene is required during outbreaks on the Extended Care Wing.
This outbreak is isolated to the Extended Care Wing and does not affect the rest of the AGH services. Outpatients may attend appointments as usual.
Please do not immediately attend the other departments of the hospital after visiting the Outbreak zone.
Thank you for your cooperation.

05/21/2025

Due to the measles epidemic in Southern Ontario, as of May 26th the Atikokan General Hospital will begin screening anyone presenting to the Emergency Department to help protect patients, families and staff.

You will be asked the following questions upon arrival to the Emergency Department:
1. Have you had a known exposure to measles in the past 28 days?
2. Have you travelled outside of Canada or to an area of increased measles infections (i.e. Southern Ontario, etc.) in the last 21 days?
3. Do you have any of the following symptoms? Fever, cough, runny nose, pink eye, or rash?

If ‘YES’ to any of these questions, please put on a hospital provided mask and notify the nurse right away. Please ensure that your mask is fitting well, and covers your mouth and nose.

You will be asked if you know your measles immunity status. It may be helpful to know this information ahead of time. If the answer is ‘NO’, please continue wearing your mask and follow the directions of the emergency staff.

You are considered immune if you have one of the following:

- Minimum 1-dose of the measles vaccine more than 2 weeks ago
- Known history of measles
- Positive immunity serology documented
- Born before 1970

*A reminder to anyone presenting to the hospital for all other purposes to please stay home if you are sick. Masks and hand sanitizer dispensers are available at all public entrances and throughout the hospital. Please ensure that you are washing your hands upon arrival and during your visit to our facility.

If you have any questions regarding your immunity, please contact your family physician or Public Health

05/16/2025

AHCS is currently looking for community members that are interested in joining our Patient and Family Advisory Council! If you or someone you know may be interested see the attached poster below for further information and who to contact!

03/31/2025

We have some very exciting news!
AHCS is pleased to announce that we are currently in the process of getting Atikokan its very own RAAM Clinic.

Keep an eye on our website and page for further updates regarding the RAAM clinic!

For more information on RAAM clinics please use the following link: https://nworaam.ca/

03/24/2025

NOTICE: As of March 22, 2025 the Northwestern Health Unit has declared an RSV Outbreak on the Extended Care Wing at the Atikokan General Hospital. Outbreak #2249-2025-00019

We have temporarily restricted visiting to only two (2) essential caregivers per resident at a time for non-isolated residents. (Residents who are on isolation can still have one caregiver visit at a time – they must follow all isolation requirements – i.e PPE)

Please do not visit if you are feeling unwell.
Thank you