Health Services

Sagamok’s Health Services operates primarily out of the Community Wellness Department. We focus on providing community members with access to quality health services, including Primary Care, Public Health, Medical Transportation and Systems Navigation. We work in partnership with Maamwesying and in collaboration with Sagamok’s Mental Health and Addictions team to support the health and wellbeing of children, youth, adults and Elders living in our community.
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Medical Transportation

Set annual funding through Indigenous Services Canada to service 4 routes with medical transportation vans (Massey, Espanola, Elliot Lake, and Sudbury)

Coordinating reimbursement for travel as well as meals/accommodations (if applicable) for those how have managed their own transportation.

Travel authorizations for medical destinations beyond Sagamok’s travel scope (for example, Thunder Bay, Toronto, Ottawa, and London)

Primary Care

Nursing team provides support to the Primary Care Providers (Nurse Practitioners and Physicians) who are contracted through Maamwesying.

Well-Baby visits, OTC medication (by appointment only), immunizations, and school-based vaccine clinics

Public Health

Manage mandatory procedures, reporting, and follow up for certain communicable diseases (for example, Hepatitis C, tuberculosis, HIV).

Reviewing client history, contacting client’s Primary Care Provider, completing case management, and follow up including required blood testing, and reporting cases to Indigenous Services Canada and Ontario Public Health.

Foot Care

Certified nurses serve clients on a 4-6 week rotation

Collaborate with Maamwesying lower limb preservation program, which is currently reviewing footcare services o reduce the high incidence of lower limb amputation currently seen across the Northeast region

Systems Navigation

Assist individuals with process to submit for reimbursement with NHIB, as well as access other health services including the dental hygienist

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Meet the Team

Paula Swift, BScN, BAKin (Hons.Spec.), RN, RMT,

Director of Community Wellness Department

Darlene McNaughton

Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario Lead

Kenzi Solomon

Registered Nurse-Clinical Lead

Landee Kokoko

Mental Health & Addictions Nurse

Brenna Thibeault

Home and Community Care Coordinator

Paige Shawanda

School & Daycare Nurse

Marilyn Jones

CHR/Systems Navigator

Cheyenne Abitong

NIHB/Clerical Assistant

Ernestine Bob

Medical Transportation Coordinator

Russell Jr. Abitong

Medical Transportation Driver

Cory Makadabin

Medical Transportation Driver

Tina Messier

Medical Transportation Driver

Glenn Mitchell

Medical Transportation Driver

Loretta Abitong

Medical Transportation Driver

Paula Swift, BScN, BAKin (Hons.Spec.), RN, RMT, - Director of Community Wellness Department

Influenced by my passion to support Indigenous health, my personal experiences, and where I felt I could best contribute to my community, I have now taken on the role of Director of Sagamok’s Community Wellness Department. In this position I maintain my capacity as a nurse while focusing on administration and primary care in a very multidimensional role which will develop to suit the needs of the community.

I am so excited to reconnect with Sagamok after my years away pursuing education. I focused my school projects through the lens of how I could best serve my community. I focused on Mental Health with a special interest in Trauma and Violence Informed Care, Intergenerational Trauma, Intimate Partner Violence. I hope with this experience and knowledge, I will be able to make a valuable contribution to the community.

Outside of work I enjoy gardening and have taken a real interest in traditional medicine and how I can incorporate this into my practice. I love crafts, volleyball, and first off my family.

Health Services

What we do:

Meet the Team

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Community partners

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Health Services

What we do:

Meet the Team

Z’gamok Enterprises Inc.

Community partners

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