Your EKPCN team consists of Physicians, Registered Nurses, Allied Health Professionals, Clinic Staff, Midwives, and Aboriginal CareNavigators who work together to ensure all Kimberley residents have a home base for their everyday healthcare needs.
If you would like to access any of these EKPCN services, connect with your Family Physician or Nurse Practitioner for a referral.
PCN Social Workers can help individuals manage a variety of emotional and social concerns that impact their health and wellbeing. They can assist with housing and food security, mental health concerns, identity needs, and crisis and safety needs. They support connection of individuals with appropriate community services, assist with access to benefit services, and coordinate with individuals’ healthcare teams.
PCN Mental Wellness Clinicians provide proactive support, education, consultation, and referrals for those experiencing mild to moderate mental health and substance use conditions, including support for people with depression and anxiety.
PCN Physiotherapists provide support, education, and rehab pathways for individuals whose function and movement may be impacted by aging, disease, injury, environmental factors, and other health conditions.
PCN Registered Dietitians provide individuals with comprehensive nutritional support. They can help individuals to:
PCN Occupational Therapists offer supports that enable individuals to better do the things they need (and want) to do in both their work and everyday life. Occupational Therapists also can work with individuals to create a plan to self-manage stress, promote health, prevent illness, and manage chronic disease.
PCN Registered Nurses (RNs) provide holistic, person-centred, and culturally focused care throughout an individual’s healthcare journey. In collaboration with the healthcare team, the RN initiates, implements, and monitors a person’s healthcare plans and supports their goals.
The Primary Care Clinical Pharmacist (PCCP) works directly with Family Physicians and Nurse Practitioners in the on-going care of patients with complex conditions to:
PCN Aboriginal Care Navigator (ACN) work to support the delivery of culturally safe care. Aboriginal Care Navigator can be accessed by request through your family practice clinic, aboriginal health and wellness centre, or primary care provider.
Services include:
Perinatal and Newborn Registered Nurses provide medical care, screening and health promotion, advice, and supports enhanced access to healthcare services, specific to expectant mothers, parents, and their newborn babies.
The PCN Mental Wellness Clinician at Encompass Pregnancy Care Cranbrook provides proactive support, education, consultation, and referrals for pregnant or post-partum individuals experiencing mild to moderate mental health and substance use conditions including depression and anxiety.
Working alongside the physicians at Maple Maternity Clinic in Creston, the PCN Maternity Nurse provides medical care, screening and health promotion, advice, and supports enhanced access to healthcare services, specific to expectant mothers, parents, and their newborn babies.
PCN Respiratory Therapists provide assessment, education, and respiratory care to pediatric and adult patients.
Service Examples:
Family Practice Clinics
Encompass Pregnancy Care Cranbrook is a team-based pregnancy care practice co-located in Cranbrook’s Urgent and Primary Care Centre (UPCC). Encompass support patients from conception to delivery and through the postnatal period. The clinic also provides newborn care for the first eight weeks of life. A team-based approach to care means patients will likely see all pregnancy care providers throughout their pregnancy and postpartum journey, enabling them to benefit from the expertise of both midwives and physicians. For more info visit https://encompasspregnancy.ca/.
Foundry East Kootenay will offer young people 12-24 access to mental health and substance use support, primary care, peer support and social services. For more info visit https://foundrybc.ca/eastkootenay/.
The Pathways Community Service Directory provides easy navigation for local community services. The user-friendly search and filter options help you quickly find the best service/program in your local community that meets your specific needs. Resources include:
