Primary Care Medical Clinic

Service provides:

• a broad range of medical services in clinic and in the community

Services available include:

• staff who are knowledgeable about human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), Hepatitis C, addictions, mental illness, and socioeconomic issues
• social work services
• onsite access to Alberta Precision Labs (APL) collection
• Primary Care - multidisciplinary services ranging from medical care to social services
• Wound Care - a clinic equipped to deal with minor emergencies such as stitches, burn treatment, and wound treatment
• Chiropractic Care - volunteer chiropractor services available at specific drop-in times
• Health Advocacy - health advocates act as a resource for both the staff and clients at the centre regarding addictions, financial, and legal issues, as well as counseling services, food, and clothing issues, applications for assistance, and more; advocates assist clients beyond immediate medical need, in whatever way possible, including advocating on behalf of clients with outside agencies
• Psychology Services - therapeutic support for individuals and families with multiple systemic barriers to accessing mental health services and for people coping with a variety of concerns, including both childhood and adult traumas, and the secondary issues that stem from trauma, including addictions, depression, and anxiety; also help support people through medical diagnosis, chronic illness, and chronic pain
• ?Psychiatry Services - strives to help people find relief from their emotional pains for a life of satisfaction, strength, and love; explore such concerns as depression, anxiety, confusion, fears, addictions, and relationship struggles
• Supervised Consumption Services (SCS) - a safe place for people to use drugs under the direct supervision of medically trained staff to promote harm reduction and decrease the harm and deaths linked with opioid use; connects people to health and social services, provides harm reduction supports such as sterile equipment, and encourages safer drug use; staff are on hand to administer naloxone in the event of an opioid overdose (does not provide site users with drugs)

• iHuman Youth Clinic - primary health care for traumatized youth who exhibit high-risk behaviours

• Miyowayawin Clinic - primary health care and health promotion services for Indigenous seniors and families on-site at Edmonton Native Healing Centre, health promotion programs, including mental health, and addictions, referrals and connections to a wide range of community supports and services, and comprehensive education on different options of family planning including contraception counselling, prenatal care, support, and education, and gynecological care

• residents of the inner city
• with low income
• who face barriers that may include homelessness, a history of addiction, mental health issues, no health care card, or no current access to a doctor

• new patients are asked to call or drop in to complete a New Patient Assessment
• current patients can call or drop in during the hours of operation to make an appointment
• current patients may drop in during operating hours
• drop in for Chiropractic Care

• Addiction Supports - Harm Reduction Programs
• Health - Community Health Centres
• Newcomers to Canada - Healthcare Supports

Closed statutory holidays. Medical clinic operating hours include:

• Monday to Thursday, 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM (doors close at 7:30 PM)
• Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM (doors close at 4:00 PM)
• Saturday, 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM (doors close at 12:30 PM)

Chiropractic Care drop-in hours are:

• Wednesday, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
• sign up begins at 5:00 pm until list is full