Reviews of Dryden Regional Health Centre (Hospital)

Bruce Walchuk

Never had a complaint with DRHC in 35+ years.

Tanny Nicole

Yup. Never thought I’d say anything bad about this place till now. Wish they’d at least do other scans to find out what’s wrong. Truly isn’t right. I’ve argued with the dr about other options but he just said no. Useless!

Linda Truderung

I am disappointed at the lack of empathy, and lack of general knowledge regarding the difference between mental illness and physical illnesses. Certain staff nurses did not seem to realize that Epilepsy is a physical illness and not a mental illness. I have a rare form of epilepsy that could in time kill me, and I was told that my mental illness was not serious enough to be seen at the time. I ended up waiting for 9 hours, before seeing a doctor and being treated.

Dan Salhani

It is a decent hospital in a small town/city. The staff are usually very helpful and kind. They have done minor surgery availability, x-rays, CT scans, ultrasound, emergency room, long term care beds, small intensive care unit, and a couple specialized birthing rooms. All in all a pretty good hospital, and for the most part all a small town needs.

Haley Collins

I wish I could award less than one star for this facility. In 2011, my grandfather lost his life because of the poor and inexcusable treatment he received from this "care center." The nurse that took care of him disregarded the doctor's orders to NOT GIVE HIM MEDICATION BY MOUTH when she administered tylenol tablets for a fever he had due to flaring sinuses. He ended up choking on these tablets which eventually took his life. The nurse was in the room at the time of the incident and watched as my father tried to save his own dad's life.. He has been traumatized by this event. She told him that he needed to calm down and that it was not possible for a grown man's airway to be blocked from two small pills. There was no Anesthesiologist at the facility to aid and he was not hooked up to a heart monitor so they had to guess his time of death. As if this weren't enough, when we requested the charts from the facility, there were times changed and things scratched out all over the place! The nurse that talked to my mother on the phone, the night of the incident led my mother to believe that he had gone into cardiac arrest as a result of the antibiotic he had taken earlier through his IV. ****Before anyone doubts my testimony, we had an incredibly thorough autopsy done that stated, "no reasonable cause of death with exception to blockage.*** Luckily for this agency, they operate in the country of Canada where they are protected by the government and there was no justice to be had for myself and my family's disgusting loss. I just want to warn others that this agency is incredibly incompetent and incapable. If you can go elsewhere, do. Six years later and the sting is still here. We have not forgotten!

Caroline McRae

Members of my family have been in many different hospitals. The hospital in Dryden is amazing. Wonderful caring staff -not a single complaint about anything there.

Morden Otomo

People were nice, but it was a 3.5 hour wait for a 2 min doctor visit in emergency.

Sebastion 9

Ugh horrible service waited a whole day and nothing no nurses or doctors seen me. They have horrible doctors that do anything to help. Waiting is horrible cause I had an emergency but had to wait a whole day and nothing so this hospital is the worst ever in Ontario

David Kean

On Monday, August 10, 2020, I was involved in a motorcycle crash. I was hit from behind. I had severe bruising in various places all over my body, and a shredded thumb. I refused treatment at the scene. I accompanied my badly injured friend in the ambulance to DRHC. When we got there, I discovered my left leg was in so much pain that I was unable to walk, so I was admitted. The length of time to see me is irrelevant, because my friend was in worse shape than I, and there were other patients in the ER at the time. Eventually, the ER doc came, poked me in a couple places, glanced at my bleeding thumb and said there was nothing he could do for me and he walked away. About 45 minutes later, I got tired of waiting for someone to come back to me, so I hobbled over to the nurse's station, and they were surprised to see that I was still in the hospital. They told me they were done with me and I could leave. I held out my bleeding thumb and said what about this? A nurse came by with an alcohol-soaked piece of gauze and put it on my thumb and walked away. After a few more minutes, I was able to get some band-aids from a paramedic to wrap around my thumb, and after making sure my friend was being properly cared for, I left to secure a hotel for the night for us. Nobody made any attempt to tend to my bleeding thumb. No one offered any advice on pain management. When I asked for information from the staff about my friend, every answer was "I don't Know". The pharmacist in Thunderbay was able to provide with advice on over-the-counter pain medication to enable to finally get some sleep. Worst hospital experience of my life.

Kimberley Crarey

Staff friendly and helpful. Doesn't take too long to see a doctor which usually treat you with respect. I have had interesting visits in the past and understand they get busy and work long hours but doesn't warrant being treated with disrespect or discriminated against. Other then that. I'm usually treated with respect and staff very helpful and friendly.

Phil Gosa

The only hospital that will not allow you to make an appointment ahead of time. Testing is rare. The doctors will make a guess and maybe give you an antibiotic and send you home. if you are lucky. I have had an issue for a year and I keep getting the run around. I can't even email my doctor. This place is stuck in the past

Nastaeen Jahan

CARELESS nurses and USELESS doctors. This centre should be closed down, as it does more harm than good. Run by staff that hate they’re life and they pick and choose who they want to assess, like it’s a big game. SAVE YOURSELF, don’t come here for medical attention, that’s the last thing they’ll be able to provide.

Chuck Schmitt

I will declare a bias when I rate this place as I do work here. Our children were seen in the ER department on numerous occasions and have received great care. Our son had to undergo an emergency appendectomy and Dr. Rabbat and Dr. Apriasz both were in on the surgery and we had a nice recovery. the food in the cafeteria is pretty darn good and the place is super clean. I trust the people working here.

C P

super slow wait times. And when you do get to see doctor you sit in another room forever and then they come and do there assessment and then you sit forever again....

Kim M

Horrible service, I have asthma and had a respiratory infection and couldn’t breathe, and my inhaler wasn’t working. I went in to emerge and they made me wait in a little room for 40 minutes and when the doctor finally came in all he did was check my heartbeat and prescribed me two inhalers the two kinds I already have that weren’t helping, and he left, no one in that hospital cared that I was struggling and couldn’t breathe, went to Siouxlook out and they gave me oxygen and antibiotics! Save yourself the trouble and just go to Sioux, much better doctors that care and actually help instead of just wanting to get rid of you.

Tommy Douglas-Spinning

The ER is busy looking after patients with real emergencies, but also non-emergencies as Dryden does not have walk-in clinics. The doctors and nurses are always very busy. Be grateful if you are not one of the real emergencies, and accept the wait time to access great quality health care. We as a family try not to abuse this service, but we are so grateful that it is available.

Chelsie Caouette

I had went in for emerg and was told come come back in the morning. I was in extreme pain, had blood coming out of my ear and was unable to hear out of that ear. I then went to Sioux lookout hospital and was told I had a perforated eardrum. I’m unaware why you have 24 hour emerg when I was denied help until morning.