Emergency Department
Upon entering the Main Entrance to the hospital at NSHN's Thessalon site, you will have to notify our staff of your arrival using the intercom at the Emergency Department entrance.
When coming to the Emergency Department, we ask that you remember to bring the following items / documents:
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Ontario Health Card
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Details of any additional health coverage or insurance policies
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Power of Attorney for Personal Care (if applicable)
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Emergency contact numbers
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Medication you are currently taking
NOTE: The Main Entrance door to the hospital locks daily after 8:00 p.m. To gain access to the Emergency Department, please use the Ambulance/EMS Entrance. You will need to ring the buzzer and use the intercom system to notify NSHN staff of your arrival.
GERIATRIC EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (GEM) NURSE
A GEM Nurse specializes in caring for older adults in the emergency department by:
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performing focused assessments,
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linking patients to community services, and
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developing care plans to prevent functional decline and repeat visits.
GEM Nurses are trained to recognize the complex needs of seniors, such as frailty, multiple medications, and cognitive issues, to improve their health outcomes.
Our GEM Nurse runs a clinic out of our Thessalon site (geriatric assessments) and is on-site in the Emergency Department four (4) days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
For more information on GEM Nurses and NSHN's Geriatric Program, click here.