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Urgent Care medical clinic

• Provides access through booked same-day appointments to an on-call Physician for individuals requiring urgent care
• Provides treatment services for medical conditions that require urgent treatment but do not require a visit to a hospital emergency department

Provides services that promote physical and mental health for community members

• Provides health awareness, education and prevention workshops and seminars
• Coordinates clinics in areas that may include Diabetes, Immunization, Sexual Health and Communicable Diseases
• Coordinates monthly foot care sessions in individual's home or at clinic
• Works with maintenance workers and Environmental Health Officer to ensure community water quality
• Identifies and attempts to correct health hazards

Addresses individual health care needs by providing:

• Intake services to determine health care needs of individual
• Referrals to appropriate health care providers based on information in the intake assessment
• 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 and administers culturally appropriate health programs and services to the member First Nation communities

• Promotes overall health and enhanced quality of life for community members
• Offers holistic health and social services that combine traditional values and cultural beliefs with modern practices
• Promotes spiritual, mental, emotional and physical well-being through a two-week program at the Healing Lodge
• Oversees the development of a full range of promotion, prevention and intervention services
• Ensures the needed resources are available in communities
• Provides services in the Anishinawbe language whenever possible
• Advocates for members in accessing services outside the community

Health Services Integration Fund (HSIF)

• Works as an initiative to support collaborative planning between First Nation groups, agencies, provincial ministries and Health Canada to meet the health care needs of First Nations people
• Focus is on mental health and addictions services, especially prescription drug abuse

Operates as a group of family physicians who provide comprehensive health care

• Offers timely access to high quality primary care
• Provides access to other health care professionals within and outside of the Family Health Network
• Coordinates documentation if patient receives care from a member of the team
• Provides a walk-in clinic for urgent care

Offers primary health care including but not limited to:

• Chronic disease management
• Health promotion
• Disease prevention
• Nutritional counselling
• Mental health counselling

Walk-in medical clinic

• Provides treatment services for individuals requiring urgent care
• Provides treatment services for medical conditions that require urgent treatment but do not require a visit to a hospital emergency department

Operates a 42-bed acute care facility and provides an array of services including:

• Acute care
• Case management
• Chronic care
• Community programs
• Crisis response
• Diabetes Education
• Diagnostic Imaging
• Emergency department
• Laboratory
• Mental health and addiction services
• Oncology
• Outpatient services
• Outreach programs
• Prevention and health promotion
• Rehabilitation services
• Respite care
• Sexual assault and domestic violence
• Surgical program

Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN)

• Provides access to specialized medical care using video conferencing 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 medical care

Provides confidential emergency and follow-up care to individuals who have been sexually assaulted or are the victims or survivors of intimate partner abuse

Provides the following supports:

• Supportive crisis counselling
• Physical assessment and examination
• Documentation of injuries
• Collection of forensic evidence
• Testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections and/or pregnancy at client's choice
• Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) post-exposure prophylaxis

Emergency room care

• Provides diagnostic and treatment services for individuals who have acute life-threatening injuries or severe illnesses
• Provides initial assessment through Nursing staff, before on-call Physician contacted

Sexual Assault and Partner Abuse Care Program

• Provides initial emergency care only with the patient's informed consent
• Provides follow-up services accessible through the Victim Treatment Centre (VTC) follow up Nurse

Programs that promote physical and mental health for community members

• Community residents access physician consultations at the Gizhewaadiziwin Health Access Centre or health care clinic of choice in Fort Frances, 2 km from community
• Administers health programs and addictions services
• Provides health awareness, education and prevention workshops and seminars
• Coordinates clinics in areas that may include Diabetes, Immunization, Sexual Health and Communicable Diseases
• Identifies and attempts to correct health hazards

Walk-in medical clinic has been cancelled until further notice due to Covid-19

Provides immediate care for non-emergency and uncomplicated situations, with a range of services similar to those provided by a primary care physician's office

Operates a full service 30-bed acute care facility

• Offers 3 intensive care beds, 2 labour and delivery rooms, and 25 medical and surgical beds
• Houses a surgical unit which includes a fully integrated operating room, day surgery, post anaesthesia, a recovery room, a pre admission clinic, endoscopy and cardiac stress testing
• Provides a 24 hour emergency department
• Offers services of a visiting orthopaedic surgeon on a monthly basis for total knee arthoplasty
• Offers services of various visiting specialists such as oncologists, pediatricians and geriatricians

Northern Ontario Remote Telecommunication Health (NORTH) Network

• Provides services of medical specialists to patients, family members and rural physicians via teleconferencing
• Provides support and advice to physicians for patient diagnoses and continuing care
• Provides access to professional health education

NOTE: Please do not call the emergency department seeking medical advice. Due to legal reasons the emergency department staff are unable to provide advice or information over the telephone

Emergency room care

Provides diagnostic and treatment services for individuals who have acute life-threatening injuries or severe illnesses

Sexual Assault and Partner Abuse Care Program

• Provides initial emergency care only with the patient's informed consent
• Provides follow-up services accessible through the Victim Treatment Centre (VTC) follow-up Nurse

Serves as the administration centre and houses the Executive Director, Director of Finance, Human Resources, Executive Assistant and Finance Assistants

Administrates the following programs:

Health Services

• Child's First Initiative Program
• Children's Oral Health Initiative
• Community Health Program
• Diabetes Education and Awareness
• Home and Community Care

Behavioural Health Services

• Mental Health Crisis Response Services
• Mental Health Counselling and Wellness
• Mino Ayaa Ta Win Healing Centre
• Waasodii Omii'e Program
• Coordinates community sweat lodge ceremonies

Provides programs and services that promote physical and mental health for community members

• Provides health awareness, education and prevention workshops and seminars
• Coordinates clinics in areas that may include Diabetes, Immunization, Sexual Health and Communicable Diseases
• Offers prenatal and postpartum health care
• Provides smoking cessation counselling
• Provides First Aid/CPR courses administered through Red Cross

Addresses individual health care needs by providing:

• Intake services to determine health care needs of individual
• Referrals to appropriate health care providers based on information in the intake assessment
• Advocacy on behalf of individual with other health professionals
• Education and information about Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE)
• 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 a primary health care clinic for Indigenous individuals and families

• Coordinates professional services through Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses, Registered Practical Nurses, Health Educators, Registered Dietitian, Mental Health worker and Traditional Ojibway healers
• Offers culturally appropriate programs and services combining traditional healing methods and Western medical practices
• Provides treatment of illnesses and chronic disease management
• Provides referrals to other service providers and specialists
• Performs some diagnostic procedures including electrocardiograms and specimen collection
• Publishes a monthly newsletter available online
• Collaborates with Riverside Health Care Facilities and Fort Frances Family Health Team for consultations, diagnostic imaging and laboratory analysis
• Administers various health-related programs

Provides health care services for ill, injured or elderly community members in their own homes

Provides the following services through a Case Manager/Nurses, Personal Support Workers and Homemakers:

• Assessment to determine individuals health history and develop a personalized care plan
• Case management to ensure that care plans are being carried out and that the plan developed is still suitable
• Service coordination with other agencies if required
• Home care nursing duties
• Access to medical supplies and equipment
• Personal care help with activities such as dressing, toileting, eating, mobility and bathing
• Teaching the individual in need to care for themselves
• Home support with light housekeeping, laundry and meal preparation
• Respite for family members and caregivers
• Help with light outdoor/yardwork including lawn mowing and wood chopping

Provides community health services and assistance with non-insured health benefits to eligible First Nations and Inuit people

Community Health Services
Prevention programs intended to improve the health and well being of First Nation peoples are available on the following topics:

• Communicable disease control
• Maternal and child health care programs
• Chronic disease monitoring
• Care of the elderly
• School health programs
• Environmental health

Non-Insured Health Benefits
Provides assistance with accessing and making travel arrangements for extended health benefits, including:

• Dental care
• Medical transportation
• Medical equipment
• Medications
• Mental health counselling
• Short-term crisis intervention
• Vision care

Provides services that promote physical and mental health for community members

• Publishes a monthly Health Newsletter for community members
• Coordinates consultations with visiting professionals including a Nurse Practitioner once per week and a Health Canada Nurse
• Provides health awareness, education and prevention workshops and seminars
• Coordinates clinics in areas that may include Diabetes, Immunization, Sexual Health and Communicable Diseases
• Coordinates regular foot care sessions with visiting chiropodist
• Identifies and attempts to correct health hazards

Addresses individual health care needs by providing:

• Intake services to determine health care needs of individual
• Referrals to appropriate health care providers based on information in the intake assessment
• 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

Coordinates activities for community residents including but not limited to:

• Bowling nights
• Elder's nights
• Judo classes
• Open gym nights
• Swim Fit classes
• Walking programs

Provides services that promote physical and mental health for community members

• Provides health services to the community members through a Community Health Nurse
• Provides health awareness, education and prevention workshops and seminars
• Coordinates clinics in areas that may include Diabetes, Immunization, Sexual Health and Communicable Diseases
• Coordinates monthly foot care sessions in individual's home or at clinic
• Works with maintenance workers and Environmental Health Officer to ensure community water quality
• Identifies and attempts to correct health hazards

Addresses individual health care needs by providing:

• Intake services to determine health care needs of individual
• Referrals to appropriate health care providers based on information in the intake assessment
• 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

Health centre focused on family and community health

• Offers access to primary care through a multidisciplinary team of Family Physician, Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses, Health Promoter, Social Worker, Physiotherapist, Aboriginal Support Worker and Foot Care
• Manages a wellness centre
• Administers a food bank

Offers primary health care including but not limited to:

• Disease and illness cure, management and prevention
• Education and outreach
• Health promotion
• Wellness activities

Clinics, Programs and Services

• Aging at Home Program
• Basic foot care
• Blood pressure screening program
• Blood sugar screening program
• Chiropodist (visits monthly)
• Diabetic Educator
• Dietitian
• Immunization Program
• Lab specimen collection
• Mental health services
• Mobile Breast Screening Van appointments
• Mobile Eye Van appointments
• Physiotherapy
• Primary Care Memory Clinic
• Wellness Clinics

Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN)

• Provides access to specialized medical care using video conferencing 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 medical care

Provides services that promote physical and mental health for community members

• Coordinates appointments for community members with visiting Nurse Practitioner
• Provides health awareness, education and prevention workshops and seminars
• Coordinates clinics in areas that may include Diabetes, Immunization, Sexual Health and Communicable Diseases
• Coordinates monthly foot care sessions in individual's home or at health office
• Works with maintenance workers and Environmental Health Officer to ensure community water quality
• Identifies and attempts to correct health hazards

Addresses individual health care needs by providing:

• Intake services to determine health care needs of individual
• Referrals to appropriate health care providers based on information in the intake assessment
• 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

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

• Coordinates health care services through the Health Centre; health team consists of Community Health Nurses and Representatives, a visiting 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

Addresses individual health care needs by providing:

• Access to primary nursing health care
• Home visits and referrals
• Postnatal care
• Dietitian counselling on healthy eating habits and lifestyles
• Regular visits from professionals such as doctors and nurse practitioners
• Walk-In clinic

Walk-in medical clinic

• Provides access to an on-call Physician or Nurse for individuals requiring urgent care
• Provides treatment services for medical conditions that require urgent treatment but do not require a visit to a hospital emergency department

Emergency room care

Provides diagnostic and treatment services for individuals who have acute life-threatening injuries or severe illnesses

Sexual Assault and Partner Abuse Care Program

• Provides initial emergency care only with the patient's informed consent
• Provides follow-up services accessible through the Victim Treatment Centre (VTC) follow-up Nurse

Provides services that promote physical and mental health for community members

• Coordinates consultations with visiting professionals
• Provides health awareness, education and prevention workshops and seminars
• Coordinates clinics in areas that may include Diabetes, Immunization, Sexual Health and Communicable Diseases
• Coordinates regular foot care sessions with visiting chiropodist
• Identifies and attempts to correct health hazards

Addresses individual health care needs by providing:

• Intake services to determine health care needs of individual
• Referrals to appropriate health care providers based on information in the intake assessment
• 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
• Reduces the need to travel to receive care