Nellie Fiddler Memorial Health Centre

• Coordinates health care services through the Nursing Station; health team consists of Community Health representatives, Nurse Practitioner, visiting Physicians and Home Care workers
• Provides services of visiting physicians usually 5 days per week through a contract agreement with 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

• 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

• 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

• Supports for individuals living with prediabetes or diabetes
• Provides education and services for the prevention, management and treatment of diabetes
• Provides case management and screening services
• Offers basic foot care
• Offers walking programs and exercise programs tailored to meet the needs of the individual
• Works to reduce the number of avoidable complications that can arise from uncontrolled diabetes
• Advises on developing and implementing an approach to care and management of diabetes
• Assists individuals in finding appropriate services
• Provides referrals to other health care professionals and the Northern Diabetes Health Network

• Provides crisis intervention services to individuals affected by family violence and suicide
• Offers immediate on site or telephone assistance
• Dispatches call to police when deemed necessary
• Ensures victims receive support and assistance to secure their safety
• Arranges meeting family members at centre or agreed upon location to discuss possible crisis resolutions

• Crisis plan to follow in response to suicide intervention, domestic violence intervention and any other form of crisis situations that may arise in community
• Information sessions and workshops on techniques for healing strategies

Supports can include but are not limited to:

• Debriefing and stabilization following crisis situation
• Advocacy on behalf of individuals and families dealing with various agencies
• Meal preparation, transportation, homemaking and other areas requiring support for families in crisis situations such as the suicide of a youth
• Information about/referrals to appropriate resources and services

Provides health care services for ill, injured or elderly community members in their own homes. Provides the following services through a Case Manager/Nurse, Personal Support Workers and Homemakers:

• Assessment to determine individuals health history and develop a personalized care plan
• Case management to ensure that care plans are being carried out and that the plan developed is still suitable
• Home care nursing duties
• Personal care help with activities such as dressing and bathing
• Basic or advanced practice foot care
• Teaching the individual in need to care for themselves
• Home support with light housekeeping, laundry and meal preparation
• Respite for family members and caregivers
• Help with light outdoor/yardwork

• Provides inoculations or other measures to prevent people from contracting specific controllable diseases