There will be a mobile care unit coming to HRM this weekend and one in Sackville in two weeks.
One will be on 6060 Mumford Rd near Shoppers Drug Mart this weekend, and the other, in Lower Sackville at the Cobequid Community Health Centre on 40 Freer Lane, January 28 and 29th.
The clinic has a doctor or nurse practitioner who will deal with non-urgent health issues.
Types of concerns that may be addressed at the mobile primary care clinic include:
Prescription refills or renewals
Minor respiratory symptoms
Sore throat
Earaches
Fever
Headache
Rashes
Minor gastrointestinal concerns (vomiting and diarrhea)
Cough, flu, or cold symptoms
Urinary tract infections
Muscle pain
The clinic cannot address urgent or life-threatening concerns. You will need to call 911 if you are experiencing any of the following:
Stroke/facial weakness
New onset of weakness
Heart attack/chest pain or tightness
Unable to wake/unconscious
Sudden onset of severe headache or confusion
Seizure and/or severe head injury
Major assault
Severe difficulty breathing or trouble speaking
Uncontrolled or severe bleeding
Major trauma such as loss of limb or laceration
Severe allergic reaction
Severe burns
The mobile clinic will not have access to lab or diagnostic imaging services.
Once you arrive at the clinic, you will be screened for Covid 19 and given an appointment time. They ask that you have your health card ready.
The temporary clinics will run Saturday and Sunday, 9:00am to 4:20pm.
