Nursing
The Nursing Department at the Nipigon District Memorial Hospital is a team devoted to providing quality nursing care services and assisting the patient with meeting his/her needs.
The hospital has four areas of nursing: Acute Care, Emergency Care, Long Term Care and Chronic Care.
ACUTE CARE:
Specialized nursing care is provided to the fifteen (15) bed ward to patients such as general medicine, cardiac, pediatrics, convalescence, emergency obstetrical and newborns.
CHRONIC CARE/LONG TERM CARE/RESPITE CARE:
Seven (7) beds combined with fourteen (14) long term beds and one (1) respite. Nursing care is supplemented by rehabilitation, palliation and recreation services in order to maintain the patient at his/her fullest potential.
EMERGENCY:
All emergency patients are triaged according to the new acuity scale. Depending on the injuries or illness that are presented, the client will either be seen, treated and released, admitted or transferred, or sent to the Medical Clinic.
The Emergency Department has a large working room. There are three non-monitored stretchers with xray capabilities in the trauma room. There is also one stretcher in each of the two examination rooms. Chemotherapy is delivered in a dedicated private area. Criticall is an active participant when organizing emergency transfers to specialized care facilities.
