The Community Nursing Station provides a unique and varied nursing service to men and women living in the inner city, particularly those registered through the Herb Jamieson Centre and the George Spady Detoxification Centre. Please note that CNS is not wheelchair accessible.
CNS provides crisis intervention, including primary health care, emergency treatment and referrals, arrangement of transportation, emergency non-active hospital accommodation, prescription emergencies, and personal care case management.
Walk-in Clinic
The walk-in clinic at CNS provides physical and mental health assessments, referrals, and nursing care and treatments. One-on-one counseling is available, as well as health promotion and prevention and personal hygiene assistance. Dietary and medication monitoring can be arranged, and the staff can assist with housing referrals and applications, home care, and long-term placement workups.
In-patient Care
CNS offers in-patient care in the form of a sick bay and hard-to-house units. In this capacity, pre- and post-op care is given, as well as short-term palliative care (under individual special circumstances and with the help of the Homecare Palliative Care team). The admission criteria for in-patient care is as follows:
- Ambulatory
- Continent
- Able to feed self
- Not requiring constant observation
- Non-violent
Prescriptions
When needed, financial assistance for prescriptions can be arranged for qualifying residents. The CNS staff will assist with processing, adminsitration, and monitoring of prescriptions as necessary or requested.
Occupational Health Programs
Occupation health services are provided to the agency staff of the Herb Jamieson Centre, Hope Mission, George Spady, and Alberta Human Resources and Employment 105th Street District Office.