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Program: Nursing Station

Organizations: Wapekeka First Nation
Wapekeka First Nation - Band Office
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:

Fees: None
Eligibility - Population(s) Served: Members of Wapekeka First Nation
Application:
  • Requires booked appointments

  • Medications must be picked up during regular clinic hours
Accessibility: Not Wheelchair Accessible      Not Wheelchair Accessible
Languages: English
Area(s) Served: Wapekeka First Nation

Phone Numbers: 807-537-2320
Fax: 807-537-2527
Email: health@wapekeka.ca
Website: www.wapekeka.ca
Address: c/o c/o Nursing Station
PO Box 1 c/o Nursing Station
Wapekeka, ON
P0V 1B0
Street
Address: 		Nursing Station
Wapekeka First Nation
Location:
  • Functions as the nursing station for the community of Wapekeka First Nation
  • Officially named the Judas & Emily Winter Memorial Clinic
Hours: Office: Mon-Fri 9 am-12 noon, 1 pm-5 pm


Emergency Service: Mon-Sun 24 hours
Contacts: Beatrice Anderson - Health Director
807-537-2475 * beatricea@wapekeka.ca

 
This information is provided by thehealthline.ca. It was last completely updated on: 4/3/2025

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