Primary care is accountable for meeting the large majority of each patient’s physical and mental health care needs, including prevention and wellness, acute care, and chronic care. Providing comprehensive care requires a team of care providers. This team includes physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, pharmacists, nutritionists, social workers, educators, and care coordinators.
A Family Health Organization (FHO) is an initiative of the Ontario Medical Association and the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. An FHO is a group of family physicians who are working together to give you and your family better access to quality primary health care services.
West Nipissing CHC, in Sturgeon Falls, provides primary health care, illness prevention and management, with an interdisciplinary team that includes: Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses, Registered Practical Nurses, a Case Manager, Dietitian and Registered Respiratory Therapist.
They focus holistically on the social, mental and physical health of Indigenous, Anglophone and Francophone residents of West Nipissing and Garden Village. Their health promotion services and programs include: a Fibromyalgia Support Group, Family fun-fit, Scrapbooking, a Virtual Paint Social Group, Tai Chi, Yoga and a lot more.
The establishment of the Mattawa Family Health Team was announced by the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care in May 2018 with the goal of addressing the healthcare needs of the community through a collaboration between family physicians, interdisciplinary healthcare providers and community partners.
Located within the Mattawa Hospital, the Mattawa Family Health Team works together using their skills and experiences to surround patients with the healthcare services they need, when they need it and as close to home as possible.
The programs and services to be provided by the Mattawa Family Health Team will be created specifically to address our community’s healthcare needs as defined through local community consultation and patient engagement. Family Health Teams focuses on Health Promotion, the Management of Chronic Diseases and Illness Prevention.
A Family Health Organization (FHO) is an initiative of the Ontario Medical Association and the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. An FHO is a group of family physicians who are working together to give you and your family better access to quality primary health care services.
The Near North FHO includes sites such as:
The North Bay Nurse Practitioner Led-Clinic provides comprehensive primary care services to over 4500 patients in our community and continues to accept new patients on a monthly basis. Nurse Practitioners are able to provide care to patients across the lifespan, manage chronic diseases and offer a variety of health care services to patients registered to our clinic, living within our catchment area, and who do not currently have a primary care provider.
The NBNPLC has two clinic sites to serve patients in our community including our West Ferris and Downtown clinic locations. Both sites are staffed with Nurse Practitioners and supportive interprofessional health care teams which include social workers, nurses, collaborative physicians, a dietitian and support for system navigation and case management. The NPLC provides a holistic approach to care which includes illness prevention, health promotion, health programs for both registered and non-registered patients, and timely access to care when it is needed.
The NBNPLC continues to accept patient applications at both clinic sites. To apply to become a patient please visit our website at: https://www.nbnplc.com/apply/
The Powassan & Area Family Health Team serves patients in their catchment area with an interdisciplinary team that includes a Nurse Practitioner, Registered Practical Nurses, Social Workers, Dietitian, Diabetic Educator and five family Physicians. They believe in a collaborative, team approach to primary care and embrace technology in their delivery of quality services.
They provide a wide range of primary care services, programming for chronic disease including Hypertension screening, Diabetes, COPD, Well Baby/Well Child and a Grief Group. They are part of the Ontario Telemedicine Network, so can connect you to a wide variety of specialists.
The West Nipissing Family Health Team, located in Sturgeon Falls, focuses on family and community health in both English and French. The team includes family doctors, nurse practitioners, nursing, social worker, dietician, pharmacist, occupational therapist, and a respiratory therapist.
In addition to primary care health services, they offer a number of programs including: smoking cessation, diabetes education, well women care, cancer screening and a mental health program.