Nursing Station

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Pikangikum Nursing Station
Main St
Pikangikum First Nation
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807-773-5550
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Fax: 807-773-5932
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Mon-Thu 9 am-5 pm; Fri 9 am-4 pm


On-call Nurse: Mon-Sun 24 hours

Application

Appointments highly recommended

Eligibility - Population(s) Served

Members of Pikangikum First Nation

Fees

None

Contacts

Billy Joe Strang - Health Director
807-773-1078; Cell 807-728-3321 * billyjoestrang@hotmail.com

Languages

English ; Ojibwe

Language Note

Interpretive Services

Area(s) Served

Pikangikum First Nation

Accessibility

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Description of Services:

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, Nurse Practitioner, home support workers
  • Provides services of visiting doctors usually 5 days per week through a contract agreement between Independent First Nations Alliance (IFNA) and Anton Meyers Doctors (AMDOCS)
  • Provides health awareness and counselling, education and prevention workshops in areas that may include Diabetes, 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
Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN)
  • 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
  • Participates in Thunder Bay's Regional Critical Care Response Program (RCCR) as a pilot site with other First Nation communities which enables patients to now be triaged and cared for by critical care doctors and other highly-skilled staff at Thunder Bay Regional Health Science Centre's Intensive Care Unit via videoconferencing equipment prior to air transfer via Orng


Services and Programs:


About Us

Tribal Council: Independent First Nations Alliance (IFNA)
Provincial Territorial Organization: Nishnawbe-Aski Nation (NAN)
Treaty #5
Reserve is approximately 100 km NW of Red Lake, on E shores of Pikangikum Lake at the Berens River

Last updated: Jun 16, 2023: Suggest an edit