Brightshores Health System
Site: Port Elgin
Service: Rapid Access Addiction Medicine Clinic
Record #:
BRU0825
Last Modified:
04 Nov 2024
Last Full Update:
22 Oct 2024
Description
| Description (Service) | Provides low barrier access for clients seeking treatment for any substance use disorder. Staffing Team includes addiction physicians, nurse practitioner, addiction counsellors and a concurrent disorder specialized psychiatrist. The clinic will provide brief counselling, prescribe medications (including anti-craving medications for alcohol and buprenorphine/naloxone for opiate use disorder) and connect clients to community treatment programs. Please note, this clinic is not for clients suffering strictly from chronic pain. This clinic is also part of a broader network of RAAM clinics throughout Ontario as part of META:PHI (Mentoring, Education and Clinical Tools for Addiction: Primary Care - Hospital Integration). |
Service Details
| Hours | Fri 2 pm-4 pm by appointment only on the following dates:
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| Areas Served | Saugeen Shores |
| Eligibility | Must have a current OHIP card and bring to appointment.
16 year(s) and up |
| Application | Call for appointment. Self-referral, physician referral or referral from a community agency. Walk-ins are welcome. |
| Languages | English |
| Fees | None - covered by OHIP |
Address and Location
| Located In Community | Port Elgin |
| Address & Map | Paramedic Headquarters: 1241 MacKenzie Rd Port Elgin, ON Canada N0H 2C0 |
| Physical Access | Not accessible, but accommodations can be made. |
Contact Information
| Office Phone | 519-376-5666 ext 2 |
| info@hdhospital.ca | |
| Website | www.brightshores.ca/mental-health-addiction-services |
| Primary Contact | Amy Bowins, Manager, Addiction Services; Phone: 519-376-5666 ext 5; Email: abowins@brightshores.ca |