Muskrat Dam First Nation - Nellie Fiddler Memorial Health Centre

• Coordinates health care services through the Nursing Station; health team consists of Community Health representatives, Nurse Practitioner, visiting Physicians and Home Care workers
• Provides services of visiting physicians usually 5 days per week through a contract agreement with Independent First Nations Alliance (IFNA) and Anton Meyers Doctors (AMDOCS)
• Offers ambulance services
• Provides health awareness and counselling, education and prevention workshops in areas that may include Diabetes, Immunization, Sexual Health and Communicable Diseases

• Treatment of on-going health problems
• Emergency services
• Advocacy on behalf of individual with other health professionals
• Coordination of one-on-one pre-natal care with the community health nurse
• Home visits to the sick, elderly, new mothers and persons with health care needs
• Assistance with coordinating local and long distance travel arrangements for medical appointments

• Provides access to specialized medical care using videoconferencing and other tele-diagnostic equipment
• Allows specialists to remotely examine and prescribe treatments to patients in their home communities
• Allows consultations for patients with specialty services such as physio, diabetes, etc
• Provides opportunity for workshops and education sessions for staff and patients
• Reduces the need to travel to receive care

Services and Programs:

• Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative
• Crisis Intervention
• Family Well Being Program
• Home and Community Care
• Immunization Clinic
• Jordan's Principle
• Non-Insured Health Benefits