Urgent Care Clinics
As of February 22, 2021, if you have an appointment, please still attend your book appointment. All specialty clinics are still on going at this time.
Only patients with booked appointments are allowed to entre WAHA sites, there is a no inpatient visitors policy in place.
- Refill clinics is open on Thursday.
- Prenatal Clinic is open on Tuesdays.
- The Moosonee Health Centre, Fort Albany, Attawapiskat Clinics will move to seeing urgent care patients only.
The Kingston Charter will be restricted to 50% seating capacity per flight.
Visitors are restricted for patients who are palliative or end of life care.
Ontario Northland Rail will be restricted to urgent client travel only.
However, we will continue to provide care for emergency and medically urgent dental, medical and mental health concerns.
Until further notice, our emergency rooms in Moosonee, Moose Factory, Fort Albany and Attawapiskat are ONLY for emergencies, such as:
- Chest pain
- Difficulty breathing
- Stroke
- Head trauma
- Severe bleeding
- Loss of vision
- Loss of consciousness
Urgent Care in Moosonee and Moose Factory
Effective immediately, urgent medical care such as (but not limited to):
- Back pain
- Nausea, vomiting and diarrhea
- Minor headaches
- Bloodwork
- Ear or sinus pain
- Bladder infections
- Bumps, cuts and scrapes
- Ear or sinus pain
- Rashes and minor burns
- Yeast infections
- Eye irritation, swelling or pain
will be provided at the Moosonee Health Centre and a newly established Urgent Care Clinic in Moose Factory.
Urgent and emergency care remain available 24/7. Hospital staff or paramedics at both hospitals will be outside screening patients and any necessary escorts for signs and symptoms of respiratory illnesses prior to entering the hospital.