Lac Seul First Nation - Frenchman's Head - Health Clinic - Health Clinic

Nursing station providing basic medical and health care services that promote physical and mental health for community members

• Coordinates health care services through the Nursing Station; health team consists of Community Health representatives, visiting Physicians and Home Care workers
• Provides services of visiting physicians several days per week through a contract agreement with Independent First Nations Alliance (IFNA) and Anton Meyers Doctors (AMDOCS)
• Provides dentist and dental hygienist services once per month through a visiting dentist
• Provides vision care services through a visiting optometrist
• 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

Addresses individual health care needs by providing:

• 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 telemedicine services at the Kejick Bay Clinic via Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN)

Services and Programs:

• Healthy Babies Healthy Children
• Home and Community Care
• National Native Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program