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Practical Insights for Busy Caregivers
Program: Nursing Station
Organizations: Deer Lake First Nation
Phone Numbers: 807-775-2054
Crisis: 807-738-4283
Fax: 807-775-2309
Website: www.deerlake.firstnation.ca/
Address: PO Box 10
Deer Lake, ON
P0V 1N0
Street
Address:
Jeannette-Oscar Lydokenne Nursing Station
Deer Lake First Nation
Location:
  • Serves as the Nursing Station/health clinic for Deer Lake First Nation
  • Co-located with the Health Centre which administers health programs
Accessibility: Wheelchair Accessible      Wheelchair Accessible
Hours: Mon-Fri 9 am-5 pm


Emergencies: Mon-Sun 24 hours
Contacts: Leslie Beardy - Health Director
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 Jeannette-Oscar Lydokenne Nursing Station; health team consists of Community Health Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Homecare worker, a Community Health Representative and X-ray Technicians
  • Performs diagnostic imaging (x-rays)
  • Provides physician consultations a few days per month through a visiting Physician
  • Offers lab and pharmacy services
  • Provides health awareness and counseling, education and prevention workshops especially in the areas of diabetes and alcohol/drug abuse
  • Coordinates the services of a visiting dentist and provides a dental assistant and a dental hygienist assistant
Coordinates the following programs:
  • Medical Transportation
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
  • 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 Deer Lake First Nation
Languages: English
Area(s) Served: Deer Lake First Nation and area

About Us

Tribal Council: Keewaytinook Okimakanak/Northern Chiefs
Provincial Territorial Organization: Nishnawbe-Aski Nation Treaty #5
Reserve is 180 km N of Red Lake on NE shore of Deer Lake


This information was last completely updated on: 8-26-2025


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