Mishkeegogamang First Nation

Application

Requires booked appointments
Requests that patients bring chronic medications with them each time they attend an appointment

Eligibility / Target Population

Members of Mishkeegogamang First Nation

Fees

None

Contacts

Patricia Keesickquayash - Health Director
health.director@mishkeegogamang.ca

Languages

English

Language Notes

Interpretation available upon request

Area Served

Stanjikoming First Nation

Accessibility Note

Fully accessible

Description of Services:

Provides services that promote physical and mental health for community members

Coordinates health care services through Nursing staff, 2 Community Health Representatives and visiting community Physician
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
Provides services of a First Response Vehicle
Participates in teaching with a regular rotation of medical students and residents from Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM)

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
Suboxone program for individuals battling addictions to prescription painkillers
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
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:

Health Centre