Wapekeka First Nation - Nursing Station

• Coordinates health care services through the Nursing Station; health team consists of Community Health Nurses and Representatives, a Community Physician and Crisis Team workers
• Provides health awareness and counselling, education and prevention workshops/clinics in areas that may include Child Care, Diabetes, Elderly & Chronic Disease, Immunization, Sexual Health and Communicable Diseases
• Coordinates services of a visiting dentist; provides a dental assistant

• 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:

• Crisis Intervention
• Home and Community Care - Physiotherapy Services
• Medical Transportation Program
• National Native Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program
• Non-Insured Health Benefits