About Noojmawing Sookatagaing

Noojmawing Sookatagaing OHT, which means "Healing Working Together"
Phonetic: Noo-ja-ma-wing Soo-ka-tay-ga-ing

Our Mission: Honouring the land and ways of the Anishinaabek, this OHT brings together partners to create equitable, connected, wholistic, community-centred care across the District and City of Thunder Bay.

About Us

Noojmawing Sookatagaing is one of Ontario’s 58 Ontario Health Teams (OHTs). OHTs are a new way to organize and deliver health services, bringing together multiple health care providers as one collaborative team to provide patients with better connected and more convenient care, closer to home.

We reside on the lands of the Anishinaabek peoples, now known as the District and City of Thunder Bay. Our catchment area spans the Robinson-Superior Treaty of 1850, Treaty 9, Treaty 3, and unceded territory.

We were officially announced in October 2022 and gifted our name through traditional ceremony on May 24, 2023. 'Noojmawing Sookatagaing (Healing Working Together) Ontario Health Team.'

In August 2024, we developed our mission statement: Honouring the land and ways of the Anishinaabek, this OHT brings together partners to create equitable, connected, wholistic, community-centred care across the District and City of Thunder Bay.

Who We Serve

Our continuous collaboration and implementation reflect our dedication to creating a healthcare system that is respectful of Indigenous peoples, equitable, inclusive, and responsive to the diverse needs of District and City of Thunder Bay’s population. The OHT attributed population includes six Local Health Hubs: Manitouwadge, Marathon, Terrace Bay-Schreiber, Greenstone, Nipigon, and Thunder Bay.

The OHT isn't necessarily defined geographically, but it's defined by the attributed population that is seeking care within that geography.

Geraldton, Long Lake No. 58 First Nation, Ginoogaming First Nation, Aroland First Nation, Animbiigoo Zaagi’igan Anishinaabek (Lake Nipigon)
Manitouwadge
Marathon, Biigtigong Nishnaabeg (Pic River), Netmizaagamig Nishnaabeg (Pic Mobert)
Nipigon, Red Rock, Dorion, Lake Helen First Nation, Biinjitiwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek (Rocky Bay)
Terrace Bay, Schreiber, Pays Plat First Nation
Thunder Bay, Thunder Bay Unorganized (Armstrong, Fowler), Oliver Paipoonge, Shuniah, Neebing, Fort William First Nation, Conmee, O’Connor, Gillies, Whitesand First Nation, Gull River (Gull Bay First Nation), Lac des Milles Lacs First Nation, Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek (Sand Point First Nation), Seine River 22A2