Benefits

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Benefits Overview

• Relocation Assistance – Up to $2,500 for eligible moving expenses (e.g., moving trucks, movers, packing materials, storage, or travel costs such as gas, hotel, and meals), subject to policy guidelines. A 2-year return-of-service agreement applies.
• Accommodation Support – Up to 3 months of housing assistance in the community, with rental agreements and receipts required. Alternative arrangements may be available for those purchasing a home. A 2-year return-of-service agreement applies.
• Paid Vacation – Start with 3 weeks of vacation under most full-time benefit packages. For Non-Union and CUPE 3634 employees, vacation is front-loaded at the beginning of employment. Casual and part-time staff receive a percentage in lieu of vacation.
• Pension Plan – Membership at any employment status in the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP), one of Canada’s top defined-benefit pension plans. For every $1.00 you contribute, the hospital contributes $1.26. The standard contribution rate is 6.9% of earnings.
• Insurance & Disability Coverage – Desjardins Group Life Insurance plus short- and long-term disability coverage. Basic life insurance is provided at no cost to employees, with optional voluntary coverage available.
• Sick Leave – A tiered sick-leave plan is available after 90 days of employment, providing generous coverage.
• Greenshield Extended Health & Dental Benefits – Greenshield coverage for full-time positions includes vision care, prescriptions, dental, hospital accommodation, and extended health services (e.g., massage, chiropractor, medical equipment, and more). Plan details may vary by position. Premiums are shared: the hospital covers 75%, and employees contribute 25%. Casual and part-time staff receive a percentage in lieu of benefits.
• Workplace Wellness & Community – Enjoy a supportive and engaging work culture through our Sunshine Club and Wellness Committee, which offer initiatives such as free staff meals, family events, wellness activities, and community-building opportunities.
• Sunshine Club: The Sunshine Club is a staff funds program which hospital staff and professional staff financially contribute to.  The Sunshine Club committee is a small group of kind volunteers who use those funds to coordinate fun events, treats, bereavement condolences and retirement gifts. The overall goal of this group is to encourage camaraderie, a sense of community and added joy in our work days.
• Wellness Committee: The LWDH Wellness Committee purpose is to promote a culture of Mental, Physical, Emotional and Spiritual well-being by coordinating activities and providing support that will result in a healthier workplace and in healthier lifestyles.   Members of this committee offer their time and dedication in addition to their working  commitments in order to contribute to the health and wellness of staff. 

Self-identify as Anishinaabe or Indigenous

Indigenous Self-Identification

All patients registered at Lake of the Woods District Hospital are asked if they would like to Self-Identify as Anishinaabe or Indigenous. 

Why Self-Identify?

Everyone’s health is important. To better serve the Indigenous population in Northwestern Ontario, we have developed the self-identification process to better understand who our patients are and how we can do things differently. The goals of this process are:

• To enrich the patient experience, improve health services, and identify areas of need in the health care system
• To provide data to measure the effectiveness of health care
• To improve the quality of care for Indigenous patients

Who can self-identify?

All people with Indigenous ancestry are encouraged to self-identify. Indigenous identity is defined in the Canadian Constitution Act (1982), S. 35 (2).  Indigenous refers to Canada’s original people and includes:

Status: the legal status of a person who is registered as an Indian under the Indian Act.

Non-Status: refers to people who identify as Indians but who are not entitled to Indian Registration under the Indian Act.

Métis: people of mixed Indigenous and Euro-American ancestry.

Inuit: refers to Canada’s original people whose homeland is the Canadian Arctic that includes portions of the three Territories: Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut, in addition to Northern Quebec and Northern Labrador.

What happens to this information?

This information is kept in your electronic medical record and accessible to your health care team providing you with care. Lake of the Woods District Hospital manages personal health information in accordance with the Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA) and all information is kept completely confidential.

How do I self-identify?

There are three ways to self-identify as indigenous at LWDH.

1. You can identify when you are asked at registration in the hospital.
2. You can complete the survey available on the kiosks at the main entrances to the hospital.
3. You can complete the online survey here:

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=z6INjaIDcUOD0qjpujIUgi-7UPqu3qdMqCAg3il0wQlUREk2VDVZVzlQTUVWUk9RSDNZVFVCSVpOMC4u

After you have answered the question once you will not be asked again and the information will be kept on your record, available for the staff providing you with care.

Changes Recovery Home

Changes Recovery Home

Referral Line: 807-547- 3444

Fax: 807-547-3769

As of April 1, 2024, Changes Recovery Home officially became a part of Lake of the Woods District Hospital (LWDH).

Changes is a co-ed recovery home for adults waiting for addictions treatment or requiring continued support post treatment.  More

than a residence, Changes has aided in transforming lives in our district for several decades by offering programming,

continuous guidance and assistance available at the home. 

  pdf Media Release: Changes Recovery Homes joins Lake of the Woods District Hospital

Privacy

Caring for your information Your health information and your privacy right

Lake of the Woods District Hospital (LWDH) understands the sensitivity of your personal health information (PHI) and is committed to protecting your privacy

When receiving health care and services from LWDH, we will collect, use and share personal health information to:

• Identify and keep in contact with you about your health care

• Provide ongoing health care

• Support the provision of health care by health care partners

• Help us plan, monitor and improve our care and services to you

• Support billing to medical services where relevant

• Analyze, manage and control disease outbreaks and monitor the overall health of people

• And as required by law (e.g., court order, reportable conditions)

• Understand your eligibility for benefits and services LWDH will keep PHI only as long as reasonably required and only release information for purposes not listed here in accordance with the Personal Health Information Protection Act 'PHIPA'and other applicable legislation.

Understanding Implied Consent

By receiving health care services at LWDH, we have your implied consent for information to be shared as required with those within your "circle of care" for the purpose of your ongoing care and/or treatment (e.g., other care providers, specialist, lab technologists, etc.) unless you tell us otherwise. Our staff understand and are committed to protecting your sensitive information.

Understanding Express Consent

Express consent (verbal or written) will be obtained if/when we are collecting, using, and disclosing personal information outside of the "circle of care", or for secondary purposes out of those listed above (e.g., research, teaching/education).

Your Rights You have the right to:

• Ask to see and get a copy of your health record

• Ask us to correct information in your record that is inaccurate or incomplete

• Ask us not to collect, use or share your health information for health care purposes Contact us if you would like to:

• Ask about how to exercise your privacy rights

• Request access to or correction of your health record

• Make a complaint For more information: LWDH Privacy Officer This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (807) 468-9861 Ext. 2282

You have a right to file complaint with the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 1-800-387-0073 www.ipc.on.ca

There are no negative consequences to inquiring about your personal and sensitive information

ANHP Joint Public Privacy Statement