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Program: Nibinamik Health Centre
Organizations: Nibinamik First Nation
Nibinamik First Nation - Band Office
Phone Numbers: 807-593-2211
After Hours: 807-593-2211
Fax: 807-593-2253
Email: receptionist@nibinamikfn.ca
Website: www.summerbeaver.com
Address: c/o c/o Nursing Station, Nibinamik
PO Box 116 c/o Nibinamik Health Centre
Summer Beaver, ON
P0T 3B0
Street
Address: 		Nibinamik Health Centre
Nibinamik First Nation
Location:
  • Functions as a Nursing Station/Health Centre for the community of Nibinamik First Nation
  • Located near the Band Office
Accessibility: Not Wheelchair Accessible      Not Wheelchair Accessible
Hours: Mon-Fri 9 am-12 noon, 1 pm-5 pm


Emergency Service: Mon-Sun 24 hours
Contacts: Melanie Beardy - Health Receptionist
Johnny Yellowhead - Health Director
Service Description: Provides services that promote physical and mental health for community members
  • Coordinates health care services through a nursing station health team consisting of community health nurses/nurse practitioners, a community health representative and a full-time counsellor
  • Provides Physician consultations twice per month through a visiting physician from Sioux Lookout
  • Provides treatment and emergency services
  • Promotes positive lifestyle practices and illness prevention activities
  • 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:
Fees: None
Application: Appointments recommended
Eligibility - Population(s) Served: Members of Nibinamik First Nation
Languages: English
Area(s) Served: Nibinamik First Nation

About Us

Tribal Council: Matawa First Nations
Primary Tribal Organization: Nishnawbe-Aski Nation (NAN)
Treaty #9
Reserve is 385 km NE of Sioux Lookout, 500 km N of Thunder Bay


This information was last completely updated on: 8-1-2025


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