Nursing Station

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Nursing Station
Wapekeka First Nation
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807-537-2320
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Fax: 807-537-2527
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Office: Mon-Fri 9 am-12 noon, 1 pm-5 pm


Emergency Service: Mon-Sun 24 hours

Application

  • Requires booked appointments

  • Medications must be picked up during regular clinic hours

Eligibility - Population(s) Served

Members of Wapekeka First Nation

Fees

None

Contacts

Beatrice Anderson - Health Director
807-537-2475 * beatricea@wapekeka.ca

Languages

English

Language Note

Interpretive Services

Area(s) Served

Wapekeka 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 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
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


Services and Programs:

Last updated: Apr 3, 2025: Suggest an edit