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Program: Nursing Station
Organizations: Pikangikum First Nation
Pikangikum First Nation - Band Office
Phone Numbers: 807-773-5550
Fax: 807-773-5923
Email: pikangikumnursingstation@knet.ca
Address: c/o c/o Nursing Station
PO Box 323 c/o Nursing Station
Pikangikum, ON
P0V 2L0
Street
Address: 		Pikangikum Nursing Station Main St
Pikangikum First Nation
Location:
  • Functions as the Nursing Station for the Pikangikum First Nation
  • Located along Main St across from the Community Hall
Accessibility: Wheelchair Accessible      Wheelchair Accessible
Hours: Mon-Thu 9 am-5 pm; Fri 9 am-4 pm


On-call Nurse: Mon-Sun 24 hours
Contacts: Billy Joe Strang - Health Director
807-773-1078; Cell 807-728-3321 * billyjoestrang@hotmail.com
Service Description: 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 representatives, Nurse Practitioner, home support workers
  • Provides services of visiting doctors usually 5 days per week through a contract agreement between Independent First Nations Alliance (IFNA) and Anton Meyers Doctors (AMDOCS)
  • Provides health awareness and counselling, education and prevention workshops in areas that may include Diabetes, Immunization, Sexual Health and Communicable Diseases
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
  • 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:
Fees: None
Application: Appointments highly recommended
Eligibility - Population(s) Served: Members of Pikangikum First Nation
Languages: English ; Ojibwe
Area(s) Served: Pikangikum First Nation

About Us

Tribal Council: Independent First Nations Alliance (IFNA)
Provincial Territorial Organization: Nishnawbe-Aski Nation (NAN)
Treaty #5
Reserve is approximately 100 km NW of Red Lake, on E shores of Pikangikum Lake at the Berens River


This information was last completely updated on: 6-16-2023


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