Sault Area Hospital
Shannon Suppes is a skilled Medical Social Worker currently employed at Sault Area Hospital since January 2021, with a prior role at the same institution as an Inpatient Mental Health Social Work Intern from September 2014 to April 2015. Shannon has extensive experience in mental health and social support, having worked as a Justice Worker and Housing Support Worker at the Canadian Mental Health Association from April 2015 to January 2021, and as a Community Service Order Worker at John Howard Society Sault Ste. Marie in the summer of 2010. Shannon holds a Bachelor of Social Work (Hons.) from Algoma University, along with degrees in Criminal Justice and Law and Security Administration from Lake Superior State University and Sault College, respectively.
Sault Area Hospital
Sault Area Hospital (SAH) is a state-of-the-art facility that opened on March 6, 2011. SAH provides primary, secondary and select tertiary services to a total catchment population of approximately 115,000 residents in Sault Ste. Marie and the District of Algoma. In addition to providing core services in Emergency and Critical Care; Medicine; Surgery; Obstetrics, Maternity and Pediatrics; Mental Health and Addictions; Complex Continuing Care; and Rehabilitation, SAH is also home to the Algoma Regional Renal Program and the Algoma District Cancer Program. With the opening of the new integrated, one-site hospital in March 2011 also came the first-ever satellite radiation treatment suite in the province. SAH is extremely proud of our approximately 1850 dedicated staff, 370 physicians (active, supportive and locums) and 500+ volunteers who provide almost 65,000 hours of service each year.