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Rehabilitative Care in North West
Soins de réadaptation en Ontario du Nord-Ouest
Program: Nursing Station
Organizations: Webequie First Nation
Webequie First Nation - Band Office
Description of Services: Provides services that promote physical and mental health for community members
  • Coordinates health care services through a health team that consists of 3 community health nurses/nurse practitioners, 1 community health representative and 2 full-time counsellors
  • Provides physician consultations twice per month through 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
  • Provides mental health services including counselling
  • Coordinates visits from dentists and optometrists periodically through the year
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:
Requirements
Fees: None
Eligibility - Population(s) Served: Members of Webequie First Nation
Application: Requires appointments to see physicians, for mental health counselling and for non-urgent matters
Accessibility: Wheelchair Accessible      Wheelchair Accessible
Languages: English
Area(s) Served: Webequie First Nation
Contact Information
Phone Numbers: 807-353-7241
Fax: 807-353-1551
Website: www.webequie.ca
Address: c/o c/o Nursing Station
PO Box 90 c/o Nursing Station
Webequie, ON
P0T 3A0
Street
Address:
Nursing Station
Webequie First Nation
Map
Location:
  • Functions as the nursing station for the community of Webequie First Nation
  • Located at Webikwe Rd
Hours: Mon-Fri 9 am-5 pm


On-call Nurse: Mon-Sun 24 hours
Contacts: Bernice Jacob - Health Assistant
807-353-6531 * bernicej@webequie.ca
Jeffrey Jacob - Health Director
807-353-6531 Ext 220 * jeffreyj@webequie.ca

About Us

Tribal Council: Matawa First Nations
Primary Tribal Organization: Nishnawbe-Aski Nation (NAN)
Treaty #9
Reserve is 250 km NE of Pickle Lake, 540 km N of Thunder Bay, on Eastwood Island in Winisk Lake


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