Manitoba Health

Mobile Primary Care Units

Manitoba Health will introduce two mobile primary care units to provide service to under serviced communities in the regional health authorities of Central, Parkland and Assiniboine.

Goal

The goal of this service is to bring reliable access to primary care for Manitobans in small, northern and remote communities.

Benefits:

• Contact with a regular primary care provider improves patients’ long term health and reduces the use of other services.
• Bringing primary care to communities reduces transportation for patients.
• Many studies show that it costs 20 to 50 per cent less to provide services in primary care clinics when compared to costs of emergency room care.

Description:

• The Mobile Primary Care Unit is a vehicle designed and equipped to provide primary care services.
• The units will be complete with exam rooms and medical equipment.
• The units will have modern information technologies, such as electronic medical records and Telehealth, to connect patients with medical specialists and other providers.
• Primary care registered nurses and nurse practitioners will provide the range of primary care services, such as physical exams, screening, chronic disease management, immunizations, health promotion and education.

Start Dates:

The service is expected to begin in early in 2012, when the vehicles are ready.

Links to other publications or websites:

• "How to get the care you need when you need it" (Info Health Guide)
• Family Doctor Connect line 786-7111 in Winnipeg or toll free at 1-866-690-8260; a TTY/TDD: 774-8618 or 1-800-855-0511 Toll free (Manitoba Relay Services).
• What is a Nurse Practitioner? www.crnm.mb.ca

Contact Information:

If you have questions about mobile primary care you can contact us via email at hsi@gov.mb.ca or call us at 1-204-788-6732. Contact information and schedules for mobile primary care will be posted on this site when the units are up and running.