Mission
The Lake of the Woods District Hospital Foundation is dedicated to fundraising in partnership with our community to meet the medical equipment and facility needs of Lake of the Woods District Hospital.
Did you know?
90% of the Capital Equipment at LWDH has been funded by community dollars. Your support helps us keep care close to home.
On Wednesday May 14, 2025, Sheri Lang, RBC Community Manager, and RBC staff from Dryden and Kenora, visited the Lake of the Woods District Hospital Training Classroom. This wasn’t a training session, but a celebration — the RBC Foundation generously granted $10,000 to the Lake of the Woods District Hospital to purchase four new Intravenous training devices and a Pediatric MATT Auscultation Trainer.
Launched on February 12, 2025, the Beyond The Scan Campaign set out to raise $8.5 million to fund a fully operational Diagnostic Imaging Centre of Excellence at the Lake of the Woods District Hospital (LWDH). As part of the launch, the Lake of the Woods District Hospital Foundation was proud to announce an incredible opportunity: every donation made between February 12 and April 30, 2025 would be matched dollar-for-dollar by the FDC Foundation, a private foundation based in Mississauga, ON, up to a maximum of $2 million.
Today, the LWDH Foundation is thrilled to announce that the matching challenge has been fully achieved — a powerful testament to the overwhelming generosity and commitment of the community.
Ever since the Beyond The Scan Campaign was launched on February 12, 2025, people, businesses, community groups and more have generously supported the campaign’s mandate to bring a fully-operational Diagnostic Imaging Centre of Excellence to the Lake of the Woods District Hospital. Proudly adding their support to the campaign is the Kenora and Lake of the Woods Regional Community Foundation, with a tremendous gift of $100,000, pledged over 5 years.
The Johnson family has a rich history of giving to the LWDH Foundation. This year, they were among the first to pledge a six-year, $300,000 gift to the Beyond The Scan Campaign to establish a Diagnostic Imaging Centre of Excellence at the Lake of the Woods District Hospital.
As the campaign enters its final month, the LWDH Foundation is deeply grateful for the incredible support received to date. Individuals, families, service clubs, businesses, and organizations across the region have stepped up, embraced the FDC Foundation’s Matching Challenge, and shown what’s possible when a community comes together. Be part of this exciting movement—donate by April 30, 2025, and help us shape the future of healthcare in our region.
As the Beyond The Scan Campaign approaches its final month, the Lake of the Woods District Hospital Foundation is delighted and grateful for the tremendous support received from our community and region. Since the campaign was launched on February 12th, the generosity shown by our donors has been nothing short of transformational. Thanks to their support, we’re one step closer to bringing Kenora’s first MRI, a new CT scanner, advanced mammography equipment and more to the Lake of the Woods District Hospital.
The Lake of the Woods District Hospital Foundation is proud to announce a leadership gift of $500,000 towards the Beyond the Scan Campaign from Bryce and Nicki Douglas. Their extraordinary support, pledged in the late summer during the campaign’s early planning stages, exemplifies visionary leadership and a deep commitment to transforming diagnostic imaging services at the Lake of the Woods District Hospital (LWDH).
Jan and Doug’s extraordinary generosity shines through in their annual donation of $50,000, which they have pledged to renew for the next four years. Their remarkable $250,000 commitment to the Lake of the Woods District Hospital Foundation will directly impact patient care by funding cutting-edge diagnostic equipment, including advanced Mammography technology, along with a new CT Scanner and Kenora’s first-ever MRI. This gift will not only elevate diagnostic capabilities, but will also profoundly enhance the quality of care at LWDH, allowing for earlier, more accurate diagnoses.
As a significant local employer and community supporter, Weyerhaeuser has always answered the call when the Lake of the Woods District Hospital needs support – and things are no different with the LWDH Foundation’s Beyond The Scan campaign. One key component of the campaign is Northwestern Ontario’s first MRI machine, right here at LWDH, and Weyerhaeuser is donating more than $125,000 through their Community Grant Program to help get it done.
Kenora Kinsmen: A Legacy of Community Support and Commitment to
Healthcare Excellence
More than a quarter-million dollars over more than a quarter-century and counting; the Kenora Kinsmen continue to show solid support for the Lake of the Woods District Hospital when it’s needed most. Contributing more than $260,800 over the past three decades, they have now pledged $150,000 over the next four years to help the LWDH Foundation’s Beyond the Scan
Campaign to build a Diagnostic Imaging Centre of Excellence at LWDH.
Beyond The Scan Campaign Launch
Today marks a transformative moment for healthcare in Northwestern Ontario as the Lake of the Woods District Hospital Foundation (LWDHF) announces that the Beyond the Scan Campaign has reached 80% of its ambitious $8.5 million fundraising goal. This community-driven initiative aims to establish a Diagnostic Imaging Centre of Excellence at the Lake of the Woods District Hospital (LWDH) in Kenora by fall 2025.
MRI Operational Funding
Lake of the Woods District Hospital (LWDH) has been granted funding from the Ontario Ministry of Health to support the operation and construction of a brand-new MRI suite!
Gifts of Gratitude
A perfect way to say “Thank you” for the outstanding and compassionate care received your or a loved one received at LWDH.
