*Hours are updated on the voicemail regularly
*CLOSED Fri. Jun 20, Mon. Jun 30, Fri. Aug 1, Fri. Aug 15-22
Hours of Operation: Monday – Friday 9 am – 4 pm
Location: NOTL Health Care Clinic is located inside the Village Medical Centre at 101 Garrison Village Drive, Niagara-on-the-Lake.
Contact Number: 289-272-0441
Serving the following:
- Individuals without a family Doctor/ Nurse Practitioner
- Individuals who can not access their Doctor/ Nurse Practitioner
- Visitors to the area.
The NOTL Health Care Clinic has pre-booked morning appointments and a Walk-In appointments in the afternoon. The Nurse Practitioner provides acute episodic care on a walk-in basis.
Acute episodic care: “A single encounter with a patient for a specific short-term health concern, without the expectation of an ongoing care relationship”.
Examples of acute episodic care include the following:
- Cough/Cold/Congestion – Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
- Allergies
- Sore throat
- Pink eye, styes, discharge to eyes
- Ear pain
- Sinus pain/Nasal congestion
- Rashes
- Urinary Tract Infections
- Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
- Abdominal pain
- Musculoskeletal pain/injuries
- Constipation/Diarrhea
- Hemorrhoids
- Headaches
- Concussions
- Wounds, Cuts
NOTL Care Clinic will not: renew opioid prescriptions
Respectful Code of Conduct
What is a Nurse Practitioner
- A Nurse Practitioner (NP) is a registered nurse with advanced education, skills and experience who provides personalized, quality health care to the people of Ontario.
- As Registered Nurses in the Extended Class [RN (EC)] they are regulated by the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO).
- Only nurses who are registered in the Extended Class can refer to themselves as Nurse Practitioners.
- Maintaining registration in the Extended Class requires ongoing education, training and complying with a high level quality assurance program.
- In Ontario, the average Nurse Practitioner works for 16 years as a Registered Nurse before returning to school to complete a Master’s degree or post baccalaureate certificate to qualify as an NP (CRaNHR NP Workforce Study, 2012)
What does a Nurse Practitioner do?
NPs have the competency to:
- diagnose
- order and interpret diagnostic tests
- prescribe all medications
- perform medical procedures
They work with individuals and families to manage illness or chronic conditions, prevent illness through health screening, and promote wellness through education and community resources. In essence, NPs bring together the medical knowledge needed to diagnose and treat illnesses with the values and skills of nursing.