Matawa Health Co-operative
Please note: The Matawa Health Co-operative has moved to it’s new Algoma clinic at the Matawa Training and Wellness Centre at 523 Algoma St. N.
You can contact Matawa Health Co-operative by phone at (807) 346-2370 or by email mhc-reception@matawa.on.ca. Also be sure to follow the Matawa Health Co-operative on Facebook.
We’re accepting new patients!
The Matawa Health Co-operative is excited to announce we are accepting new patient applications. Below is the latest Patient Clientele Prioritization Outline (updated February 2024).
1. Matawa First Nation community members (off reserve members) without a health care provider, including:
- Eabametoong Members
- Webequie Members
- Neskantaga Members
- Nibinimik Members
- Ginoogaming Members
- Long Lake #58 Members
- Aroland Members
- Marten Falls Members
- Constance Lake Members
2. Other First Nation clients without a health care provider
3. Non-Indigenous clients without a health care provider
Want to apply?
Are you looking for a health care provider? Our health team is committed to providing individualized care tailored to clients’ needs.
Our patient application form can be filled out and submitted online:
Online PATIENT APPLICATION FORM
Or it can be printed and filled out by hand and faxed to us:
PRINTABLE PATIENT APPLICATION FORM
Please fax your completed patient application form to our confidential fax line at 1-833-662-2287 or 1-807-346-2371. Please do not e-mail confidential client information.
If you’re unable to fax the form, call our toll-free Health Services line Mondays to Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 1-833-625-3611.
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About the Matawa Health Co-operative
Incorporated in 2017, the Matawa Health Co-operative (MHC) is a Matawa First Nations owned and controlled health co-operative providing healthcare services that enhance existing health services to achieve long-term health and wellbeing for all members within the nine Matawa First Nations. The MHC is overseen by a Board of Directors and is a member of the Health Care Co-operatives Federation of Canada. The MHC is community-driven with services tailored to individual community needs. It is the first of its kind in Canada.
The MHC incorporates traditional healing and medicines to address the health needs of the Matawa First Nations in a holistic way by prioritizing mental health and addictions, diabetes, and chronic diseases. It oversees an Inter-Professional Primary Care Health Team providing direct services in the Matawa First Nations or through telemedicine.
The MHC works in partnership with the Matawa Health and Social Meno Biimadeswin and several other organizations, agencies and institutions affiliated with First Nations that provide health care and related programming.
Programs and Services
The Matawa Health Co-operative offers a variety of mental health services. To access these services, please fill out our referral form linked below and fax it to us. Click this link for more details about our referral process.
Please fax your completed referral form to our confidential fax line at 1-833-662-2287 or 1-807-346-2371. Please do not e-mail confidential client information.
If you’re unable to fax the referral form, please call our toll-free Health Services line Mondays to Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 1-833-625-3611.
In order to improve access to services and to provide our patients with the best care, the Matawa Health Co-operative offers a Team-Based Care model where patients see any provider for the care they need at a time that suits them best. For more information, please see this letter from Matawa Health Co-operative’s Executive Director Frances Wesley.
The Matawa Health Co-operative is embarking on a three-year partnership with the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) to advance culturally safe, evidence-based care as part of the Best Practice Spotlight Organization (BPSO) program. In 2024, the Matawa Health Co-operative was proudly accepted as a BPSO pre-designate, and is working towards full designation by implementing two best practice guidelines: promoting smoking cessation and Transitions in Care and Services. With 20-plus trained BPSO Champions on staff to lead and support this initiative, MHC will be implementing these best practices over the next two years.
What is the Best Practice Spotlight Organization program?
The BPSO program is a collaborative initiative between healthcare or academic institutions and the RNAO to implement and evaluate evidence-based best practice guidelines to support culturally safe, wholistic care tailored to the unique needs of Indigenous Peoples and communities. By integrating Indigenous ways of knowing with RNAO’s clinical guidelines, participating organizations work to enhance well-being and reduce health disparities.
Patients have the right to file a grievance regarding treatment or care that is (or fails to be) furnished or file a complaint about Matawa Health Co-operative or its staff without fear of discrimination or retaliation and have it resolved in a fair, efficient and timely manner. All complaints are confidential and will be given serious attention. This patient complaint form will be routed to the appropriate Clinical Program Director and/or Department Lead, who will directly address your concern. All information is confidential and you have the right to remain anonymous.
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