Your Healthcare Options
If you are looking for a referral to one of our homes, please contact Home and Community Care Support Services. Also, if you need to contact us directly please visit our contact page.
- In the event of an emergency, always dial 911 -
Family Healthcare Provider
Contact your family health care provider (physician or nurse practitioner) for office hours over the holidays.
Community After-Hours Clinics / Walk-In Clinics
At an after-hours clinic or walk-in clinic, patients can see a nurse or doctor without appointment. Many medical clinics, family health teams, nurse practitioner-led clinics and pharmacies operate walk-in clinics.
To find out about your provider's clinic hours, contact your family healthcare provider.
Walk-in clinic information can also be found by:
- Calling 211
- Visiting www.211north.ca
- Visiting www.northwesthealthline.ca
Pharmacies
Pharmacists now have the authority to prescribe some drugs, renew non-narcotic prescriptions for up to six months, administer the flu vaccine, and provide advice to people with chronic conditions.
Flu Vaccinations
Flu vaccinations are available by appointment at Thunder Bay District Health Unit's weekly immunization clinic.
- Visit www.tbdhu.com for more information.
Health811*
Health811 is a free, secure and confidential service Ontarians can access 24 hours a day, seven days a week to receive health advice from a registered nurse by calling 811 (TTY: 1-866-797-0007), chatting online or navigating to Ontario.ca/health811.
*Health811 is for non-urgent health questions and concerns only and is not a substitution for 911, which should still be used for a medical energency. This service is also not a replacement for regular touchpoints with health care providers.
Health Care Connect
Health Care Connect helps people who are without a family doctor, nurse practitioner or specialist find one. Call 1-800-445-1822 for more information.