Peterborough Regional Health Centre
Service: Women's Health Care Centre - Sexual Assault / Domestic Violence Response Program, Peterborough Regional Health Centre
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Record #:
PET0993
Last Modified:
27 Nov 2023
Last Full Update:
13 Feb 2023
Description
| Description (Service) | Provides free and confidential medical treatment for sexual assault victims of all ages or genders and for individuals experiencing domestic violence (intimate partner abuse). Specially trained Registered Nurses are on-call 24 hours a day. Services include:
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Service Details
| Hours | Service available through the PRHC Hospital Emergency Department: Mon-Sun 24 hrs Women's Health Care Centre: Mon-Fri 8:30 am-12 noon and 1 pm-4:30 pm |
| Areas Served | Haliburton County ; Kawartha Lakes ; Northumberland County ; Peterborough (County of) |
| Eligibility | No restrictions |
| Application | Recent victims of sexual assault and/or domestic violence are recommended go to the Emergency Department for assessment and medical treatment by an on-call nurse, or call 705-743-2121 ext 0. People who have experienced sexual assault or domestic violence more than two weeks ago are recommended to call the Health Care Centre for an appointment If the sexual assault victim is a child, call the on-call nurse at 705-743-2121 ext 0. They can arrange for a Pediatric Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner to see the child urgently if needed, or can book an appointment during daytime hours. The assault must also be reported to the appropriate Child Protection Agency. |
| Languages | Interpretive Services |
| Fees | None |
Address and Location
| Located In Community | Peterborough |
| Address & Map | |
| Physical Access | Fully Accessible |
Contact Information
| Office Phone | 705-743-4132, Women's Health Care Centre ; 705-743-2121, ext 0 Hospital switchboard |
| Toll Free Phone | 1-800-419-3111, After hours dial 0 for Switchboard |
| TTY Phone | 705-876-5141 |
| Fax | 705-743-6577 |
| info@prhc.on.ca | |
| Website | www.prhc.on.ca/healthcare-services/women-children/womens-healthcare-centre/sexual-assault-and-domestic-violence/ |
| Primary Contact | Sexual Assault Nurse; Phone: 705-743-2121 ext 3386; Email: elonero@prhc.on.ca |
| Alternate Contact | Bobbi Martin-Haw, Manager, Women's Health Care Centre and Pediatric Outpatient Clinic; Phone: 705-743-2121 ex 2267; Email: bmartin@prhc.on.ca |