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Telemedicine Coordinator: Anita Meekis
Nursing Station
Jeannette-Oscar Lydokenne Nursing Station
Deer Lake First Nation
Deer Lake First Nation
807-775-2054
807-738-4283
Fax: 807-775-2309
Mon-Fri 9 am-5 pmEmergencies: Mon-Sun 24 hours
Last Updated: Aug 26, 2025: Suggest an edit
Application
Appointments highly recommended
Eligibility / Target Population
Members of Deer Lake First Nation
Fees
None
Contacts
Leslie Beardy - Health Director
Languages
English
Language Notes
Interpretive Services
Area Served
Deer Lake First Nation and area
Accessibility
Wheelchair Accessible
Description of Services
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
- Medical Transportation
- 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
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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
Last Updated: Aug 26, 2025: Suggest an edit