Clare Health Centre

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On-call services

On-call services are generally between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday to Friday and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. (except a few holidays: New Year's, Easter, Labour Day and Christmas Day). On all other holidays, the clinic offers on-call services only from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Appointments with the on-call doctor may be booked by phone ONLY. Appointments can be made by calling 902-645-2777 as of 8:00 a.m. Monday-Friday and 8:30 a.m. on Saturdays and holidays. On-call services are available to patients of the Clare Health Centre and residents of the Municipality of Clare. No appointments with the on-call doctor will be offered to patients booking in-person.

Please remember that this service is in high demand and should be used for urgent issues. Visits are to be limited to one problem in order to maximize the amount of clients that can be seen during the day. Any aggression or abuse directed towards our staff and providers will not be tolerated.

Please see your family doctor for prescription renewals and for chronic or non-urgent conditions.

When all availabilities for the day have been filled, no additional patient will be seen.

Your options will then be as follows:

Call 911 – for emergencies
Proceed to the nearest emergency room – if serious condition or must be seen same day
Call 811 for medical advice.

Upper Level

Doctors' Offices

The upper level of the Clare Health Centre currently has 6 family physicians and a nurse practitioner as well as support staff. They work in a collaborative setting in order to provide their patients with quality primary care services. The physicians at our facility (and Dr. Comeau) also offer on-call services for patients with more urgent needs that cannot wait for the next available appointment or for those with no family doctor.

Currently, none of the physicians are taking new patients. For individuals and families in our community who do not have a regular family physician or nurse practitioner, please register online or call 811, Monday to Friday, between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.

The practice consists of:

Michelle Dow GP and medical director
Giselle Dugas GP
Alain Blinn GP
Jean-Luc Dugas GP
Erica Lasher Coates GP
Devon Long GP
Terrilee O’Connell - Nurse Practitioner
Steven Baggs - Family Practice Nurse

Satellite Clinics

Digby Diabetes Centre: every second Friday, tel: 1-844-342-7984
Outpatient Nutrition: once monthly, tel: 902-245-2502 ext. 3341
Cardiovascular Clinic: once monthly, tel: 902-742-3542 ext. 1460

Free Hearing Clinic

Amplifon: once monthly, tel: 1-800-565-7774

Telehealth

The Clare Health Centre is equipped with a Telehealth unit that allow patients to meet with health care providers, such as the Halifax Rehabilitation Centre without having to travel to Halifax. Patients are able to freely converse back and forth with health care services that utilize this system via a safe, secure videoconferencing connection.

Public Health Services

Clare Office: 902-645-2325
Toll-free: 1-844-515-0675
General Inquiries: 902-645-3502
Fax: 902-645-3356

Services

Early Years Team: Prenatal education, Breastfeeding support, Infant and child health and wellness support
Healthy Communities: Tobacco and alcohol reduction, Oral Health, Injury Prevention, Chronic disease prevention, Sexual health
Communicable Disease Prevention and Control Education: data collection, reporting of common diseases, investigating outbreaks and immunization programs, Immunization record requests.
For more information, visit the Nova Scotia Public Health website.

Lower Level

Laboratory Services

Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7 a.m. to 12 a.m., by appointment only. Patients with a laboratory requisition form can book an appointment online or by calling toll-free 1-833-998-2722 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday (excluding holidays) and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

Cost: $10

Patients are to bring their Nova Scotia Health Card with them.

For more information (Yarmouth): 902-742-3542 ext. 1115