Poplar Hill First Nation - Nursing Station

• Provides primary health care services through a Nursing station in partnership with the Pikangikum Health Centre
• Coordinates consultations with visiting Physician a few days per month
• Provides immunizations for community members

• 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
• Reduces the need to travel to receive care

Services and Programs:

• Medical Transportation