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Program: Isaac Barkman Memorial Nursing Station

Organizations: Sachigo Lake First Nation
Sachigo Lake First Nation - Band Office
Description of Services: Provides services that promote physical and mental health for community members
  • Coordinates health care services through Nursing station
  • Provides physician consultations a few days per month with a visiting physician from Sioux Lookout
  • Provides health awareness and counselling, education and prevention workshops especially in the areas of diabetes and alcohol/drug abuse
  • Coordinates clinics/workshops in areas that may include Diabetes, Immunization, Sexual Health and Communicable Diseases
  • Offers a palliative care program when required
  • Participates in the Sachigo Lake Wilderness Emergency Response Education Initiative (SLWEREI) which teaches comprehensive first aid/mental health first aid to enable community members/first responders to provide the appropriate level of emergency care
  • Coordinates ongoing emergency response education to groups of community members
Addresses individual health care needs by providing:
  • 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

Services and Programs:

Fees: None
Eligibility - Population(s) Served: Members of Sachigo Lake First Nation
Application: Requires booked appointments
Accessibility: Wheelchair Accessible      Wheelchair Accessible
Languages: English
Area(s) Served: Sachigo Lake First Nation

Phone Numbers: 807-595-2500
Fax: 807-595-1183
Address: c/o c/o Isaac Barkman Memorial Nursing Station
PO Box 49 c/o Isaac Barkman Memorial Nursing Station
Sachigo Lake, ON
P0V 2P0
Street
Address: 		Isaac Barkman Memorial Nursing Station Sachigo Lake Rd
Sachigo Lake First Nation
Location:
  • Operates as a community Nursing Station for Sachigo Lake First Nation
  • Located near the Small Business Centre at Sachigo Lake Rd
Hours: Mon-Fri 9 am-12 noon, 1 pm-5 pm


Emergency Service: Mon-Sun 24 hours

 

About Us

Tribal Council: Windigo First Nations
Primary Tribal Organization: Nishnawbe-Aski Nation (NAN)
Treaty #9
Reserve is 425 km N of Sioux Lookout, on N shore of Sachigo Lake

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