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Health & Wellness Services

Health & Wellness Services offers primary healthcare, health promotion and protection, disease and injury prevention advice, and emotional counselling

At Laurentian, we care about your well-being. Our Health and Wellness Services serve as your on-campus medical clinic to look after your health-care needs.

Registered nurse and nurse practitioner are on staff during regular office hours, part time physicians are available by appointment and urgent cases are also accepted.

 

To Make An Appointment

In Person:  Single Student Residence, Room G-23

Phone: (705) 673-6546,   or 675-1151 extension 1067

Email: healthservices@laurentian.ca

Please make sure to bring your Health Card to every visit to Health and Wellness Services

Note: When you make an appointment, please let us know the general nature of your concern(s). This will enable us to schedule sufficient time for the physician/nurse practitioner to adequately address your needs.

 

A limited number of drop-in appointments are available for urgent walk-ins. All same-day appointments are scheduled on a first-come, first served basis.

If there are no physician appointments available, urgent needs will be assessed by a nurse/nurse practitioner who will arrange an appropriate follow-up if needed. In case of an emergency or after hours medical services, please go to any of the After-Hours Clinics.

 

Appointment Cancellation

If you are unable to keep an appointment, we request that you call/email us 24 hours prior to your scheduled appointment to avoid cancellation fee of $25.

 

Be COVID-safe

To be COVID-safe means to assess your actions, think things through, and take deliberate precautions to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. Stay home if you are sick! It is strongly recommended you stay up-to-date with COVID-19 and other vaccinations, including all recommended booster doses (if eligible), to protect yourself, your loved ones, and our communities from infectious diseases. 

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Acute walk-in care

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Registered Nurse & Nurse Practitioner Consultation

A physician

Physician Consultation

All registered Laurentian students and their children dependants can access our services. The clinic is also accessible to faculty and staff who do not have access to a primary health care provider.

  • Medical Secretary
  • Nurse Practitioner
  • Physician
  • Psychiatrist
  • Registered Nurse 
Vitals

Vitals

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Screening & Diagnostic Investigations

Blood pressure equipment

Blood Pressure monitoring

  • Acute walk-in care
  • Allergy desensitization clinic
  • Blood pressure monitoring
  • Confidential HIV testing
  • Immunization program 
  • Nursing consultation and Assessment (Registered Nurse/Nurse Practitioner)
  • Pregnancy testing
  • Physician consultation
  • Referral service
  • Screening and diagnostic investigations
  • Strep A testing
  • Birth Control
  • Drug and Alcohol Awareness
  • Mental Health
  • Nutrition - Exercise - Healthy Lifestyle
  • Peer Health Education Program
  • S.T.I. and HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment
  • Stress Managment 
  • Smoking Cessation Program (Leave the Pack Behind)

These are services that aren't covered under any type of insurance coverage

  • Travel Consultation and Immunization(s)...............................................$100
  • T.B. Test-Step #1 only.............................................................................$10
  • T.B. Test-Step #1 & Step #2....................................................................$20
  • Medical Note...........................................................................................$20 - $40
  • Honorable Withdrawal Letter..................................................................$25
  • Third Party Billing-Complete Physical Exam (Employment etc.)............$50 - $100
  • Driver’s Form..........................................................................................$100
  • Missed Appointments (less than 24 hours’ notice for cancellation).......$25 (15 mins) - $62.75 (30 mins)
  • Late for appointment (more than 5 minutes).........................................$25 (15 mins) - $62.75 (30 mins)
  • Misplaced Prescription, Lab or X-ray Requisition, etc.............................$10
  • Missed Referral Appointment..................................................................$10
  • Wart Treatment:
    • Podofilm........................................................................................$10
    • Cantharone...................................................................................$10
    • Verruca.........................................................................................$5 per visit
  • Mole or lesion excision...........................................................................$100

Cancellation

Since appointments are in high demand, your prompt cancellation will give another client the opportunity to access timely medical care.

Please ensure 24 hours’ notice of appointment cancellation.

If you need to cancel your appointment:

 

Missed Appointment

A missed appointment is when you fail to show up for a scheduled appointment without sufficient notice, or you show up late.

Fees for missed appointments are to be made at the Health & Wellness Services reception area by cash or cheques only.

Missed appointment and ‘no-show’ fees are as follows:

  • 15 minute appointment = $25.00
  • 30 minute appointment = $50.00

 

Please Note

  • All patients are encouraged to arrive at the clinic at least 5 minutes prior to the scheduled appointment to register and complete any required paperwork.
  • You will not be able to schedule an appointment with the Physician or Nurse Practitioner until your fee is paid.
  • As a courtesy, the clinic sends appointment reminders via e-mail. If you do not receive an appointment reminder, you are still responsible for arriving on time to your appointment.
  • There is no fee for rescheduling or cancelling an appointment within 24 hours’ notice.
  • We appreciate your compliance and understanding with this policy so that we can continue to provide excellent medical care and customer service.

Chiropractic

Chiropractors are musculoskeletal experts that diagnose, treat, and provide preventive tools to patients. While we often treat the neck and low back, we can also manage headaches or injuries of the upper and lower limb. We utilize manual therapy techniques such as soft tissue therapy, adjustments, acupuncture, education, and exercise.

Book a Chiropractic appointment

 

Athletic Therapy

Athletic Therapy involves injury assessment and rehabilitation using soft-tissue mobilization aimed at removing scar tissue from the muscles, ligaments, and tendons. Athletic therapy is effective at treating the musculoskeletal (muscles, bones, and joints) injuries of all patients, whether on the field or in the clinic.

Book an Athletic Therapy appointment

 

Sport Focused Massage Therapy

Massage therapy uses hands-on therapy of the soft tissues of the body. It aims to prevent dysfunction and pain of soft tissue to develop, maintain, augment physical function, or relieve pain. Sports massage focuses on areas of the body that are affected by the physical demands of training or competing.

Book a Sport Focused Massage Therapy appointment

 

Fascial Stretch Therapy (FST)

FST is a manual therapy method which focuses on connective tissue. FST is initiated with a passive and active assessment of mobility followed by manual treatment in the involved regions within the connective tissue system. Therapy is initiated at the deepest level and progresses through all layers of fascia leading to the superficial layer.

Book a Fascial Stretch Therapy appointment

 

View the Active Therapy 2.0 Infographic (PDF)

Hours of Operation

Fall/Winter (September to April)

Monday to Friday – 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Closed from noon until 1 p.m.

 

Summer (May to August)

Monday to Friday – 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Closed from noon until 1 p.m.

 

Weekends and after hours

Emergency: 911

Security Department: 705-673-6562