Health Care
All individuals hope that they have the privilege of being in an excellent healthcare system where they are living. People desire to stay healthy, enhance their well-being and be provided with emergency services through the access of adequate resources.
The healthcare system in Canada is funded by the federal, provincial, and territorial governments with the main source of revenue being taxation. In Newfoundland and Labrador, the health care system consists of services between a patient and a health professional, including physicians, nurse practitioners, public health officials, social workers, occupational therapists, and physiotherapists. Ensuring that individuals have access to services in a timely manner is one of the most important goals of the primary health care system in the province.
The main delivery point for healthcare in Springdale is through the Green Bay Health Centre/Clinic.
Contact Information:
Green Bay Health Centre
Emergency/All Departments: (709) 673-3911
Child Welfare/Community Corrections: 673-4953/4954/4957
Family & Rehabilitative Services: 673-4951/4952
Child Management Specialist: 673-4955
Behavior Management Specialist: 673-4959
Public Health Nurse: 673-3281 or 673-4626
Mental Health Social Worker: 673-4314
Green Bay Medical Clinic
Springdale, NL A0J 1T0
(709) 673-3867
Other private health care services available locally include:
Pharmacy
Main Street Pharmacy
165 Main Street
Springdale, NL
(709) 673-4624
Lawtons Drugs
190 Main Street
Springdale, NL
(709)673-3881
Physiotherapy
Aspen Physiotherapy
Hardy Avenue
Grand Falls Windsor
(709) 489-4623
Billard Physiotherapy
Duggan Street
Grand Falls-Windsor
(709) 489-7441
Chiropractors
Dr. Paul Gregory Woolfrey
5 Cartwright Street
Grand Falls-Windsor, NL
(709) 489-4998
Springdale (every Tuesday)
Optometrists
Dr. Rick A Buchanan
3 Larch Street
Springdale, NL A0J 1T0
(709) 673-4559
Dentists
Family Dental Office
22A St. Catherine Street
Grand Falls-Windsor, NL A2A 1V8
Contact: Dr. Craig Budgen/Dr.Craig Woolridge/Dr. Debbie Delaney
Phone: (709) 489-7165 or (709) 673-3778
Hearing
Beltone Audiology and Hearing Clinic
16 Pinsent Drive,
Grand Falls-Windsor, NL
(709) 489-8500
1-866-489-8500
Exploits Hearing Aid Centre
9 Pinsent Drive, Suite 102
Grand Falls-Windsor, NL A2A 2S8
Contact: Bill & Dianne Earle
Phone: (709) 489-8900
Maico Hearing Aid Service
28 Bond Street
Grand Falls-Windsor, NL
(709) 489-6391
1-888-721-4327
Newfoundland Hearing Healthcare
1-800-689-1183
Other extended healthcare and diagnostic services are offered via the Central Newfoundland Regional Health Centre
Located in Grand Falls Windsor (just one hour from Springdale), the Centre, is well equipped with endoscopic investigative equipment, Holter monitoring and stress testing, C.T. Scan, latest in color ultrasound (with Dopplar), pulmonary function testing, echocardiography, E.M.G. and E.E.G., etc. It has five operating rooms and one urology suite, a well developed day surgery program and same day admissions. The Centre has very modern obstetrical and nursery suites as well as an ICU/CCU department.
Additional services available at Central Newfoundland Regional Health Centre include: 24 hour emergency department; same-day admissions program, medicine, mental health, obstetrics/gynecology, pediatric, and surgery units; ambulatory clinics; hemodialysis program; dialysis, speech language pathology and audiology services; psychology services; social work services; rehabilitative services; otolaryngology (ear/nose/throat) services; diabetic clinics; laboratory and diagnostic imaging; clinical dietitians services; bone density program; hostel; and the Central Newfoundland Hospital Auxiliary
The Centre is staffed by forty-five (45) physicians, twenty-six (26) are specialists representing Anesthesia, Dermatology, General Surgery, Internal Medicine, Neurology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology, Pediatrics, Pathology and Radiology, Psychiatry, Urology, plus, sixteen (16) General Practitioners and four (4) Emergency Room Physicians. Visiting specialists represent nephrology, oncology, orthopedics, and pediatric cardiology.
Medical Care Plan In Newfoundland
The Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Care Plan (MCP) was introduced on April 1, 1969. It is a comprehensive plan of medical care insurance designed to cover the cost of physician services for bona fide residents of the province.
On April 1, 2000, MCP merged with the Department of Health and Community Services. However, MCP will continue to provide medical claims services to residents.
The Medical Care Insurance Insured Services Regulations stipulate the general categories of medical services covered under the Plan; these include: visits to a physician's office, hospital or beneficiary's residence; surgical, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, including anesthesia; pre- and post-operative care; complete maternity care; radiology interpretive services; certain surgical-dental procedures which are medically necessary to be performed in hospital by a dentist or oral surgeon
Eligibility
The Medical Care Insurance Beneficiaries and Inquiries Regulations identifies those residents who are eligible for coverage under the Medical Care Plan, the Dental Health Plan, and the Hospital Insurance Plan. As the administrator of the Regulations, MCP has established rules to ensure that the Regulations are applied consistently and fairly in the processing of applications.
Eligible applicants can be classed into three groups: Canadian Citizens, Landed Immigrants, and Foreign Workers. MCP has identified the documents that applicants from each group must present to prove eligibility under the Plans. Canadian citizens must present documents, which confirm citizenship status.
Landed Immigrants must present Record of Landing Documents from Immigration Canada. If Landed status was granted in Newfoundland and Labrador, proof of intention to remain in Newfoundland and Labrador may be required.
If applicable, Canadian citizens and Landed Immigrants may also have to provide one of the following:
A previous province or territory's health care number or card
Proof that Canadian citizenship/landed status has not been forfeited if returning to Canada after a lengthy stay abroad
Foreign workers coming to Newfoundland and Labrador must present an Employment Authorization (Work Visa). The Employment Authorization must be:
Issued before coming to Canada
For a named Newfoundland and Labrador employer
For a specific job within the province
Valid for at least 12 months (except foreign health care workers).
All foreign applicants should be prepared to present a valid foreign passport for identification purposes.
The following categories are not eligible for coverage under the Plans, even if living in Newfoundland and Labrador:
Students from other provinces and territories
Dependents of residents of another province/territory
Certified refugees and refugee claimants
Foreign workers with Employment Authorizations that do not meet the established criteria
Tourists, transients and visitors
Dependents of any of the above excluded categories
Canadian Armed Forces and Royal Canadian Mounted Police personnel
Inmates of federal prisons
Armed Forces personnel of other countries stationed in the province
(Government of Newfoundland and Labrador-Canada)
Application
The Medical Care Plan (MCP) card is important to obtain as it enables access to medical treatment in the province such as a hospital or doctor. This card is not only beneficial to have in Newfoundland and Labrador but can be used in all of Canada.
To apply for coverage, complete an Application Form and mail, fax, or bring it to MCP's office, along with the appropriate identification and citizenship/immigration documents (photocopies are acceptable). Application forms are available at hospitals and doctors' offices throughout the province, and of course, from MCP.
Properly completed applications with all necessary supporting documents, will be processed within two weeks. There are no direct premiums or charges for registration. If accepted for coverage, each person will receive a plastic MCP Card with a personal health identity number. This card should be presented whenever insured services are received.
For inquiries regarding MCP registration:
St. John/Avalon Region 1-866-449-4459
All other areas, including Labrador: 1-800-563-1557
By Mail or in Person
Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Care Plan
P.O. Box 5000
22 High Street
Grand Falls-Windsor, NL, Canada
A2A 2Y4
Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Care Plan
P. O. Box 8700
57 Margaret's Place
St. John's, NL, Canada
A1B 4J6
Dental Health Plan-Children Dental Health Program
The Children's Dental Health Program provides universal access for eligible dental services for children age 12 years and under as well as for children age 13 to 17 years whose families are in receipt of income support benefits. Coverage is automatic for these children.
Coverage also includes 13- to 17-year-olds living in families with low incomes. Families with an annual net income of $30,000 or less, but who are not in receipt of income support, qualify under this new category. These families must first apply for coverage through the Newfoundland and Labrador Prescription Drug Program.
The children's dental program covers the following dental services for all children, up to and including
Examinations at six-month intervals
Cleanings at 12-month intervals
Fluoride applications for children ages six to 12 at 12-month intervals (except
Where the School Rinse Program is in place)
Some x-rays
Routine fillings and extractions
Sealants. age twelve
Services covered for children 13 to 17 in families receiving income support or eligible families with low incomes include:
Examinations every 24 months
Some x-rays
Routine fillings and extractions
Emergency examinations when a patient has pain, an infection or experienced trauma
Parents should discuss with their dentist if costs for a recommended treatment will be covered under the program. Adult recipients of social assistance are eligible for emergency examination as a result of pain, infection or trauma and extractions only. Services are only covered by the Dental Health Plan if they are received in Newfoundland and Labrador.
For inquiries regarding dental eligibility and dental letters please contact:
1-888-859-3535 or fax 1-888-272-2444
For inquiries regarding dental services please contact: 1-800-440-4405
Also available to Springdale residents are a variety of health care services provided by Central Health, the regional healthcare authority:
Central Health Client Services
Acute Care
Central Health offers a variety of in-patient and out-patient health care services in a variety of sites within the region. These health care services include:
Ambulance & Security Services
Diabetes Care Program
Diagnostic Imaging
Laboratory Services
Maternal Child Care & Pediatrics
Regional Pharmacy Services
Rehabilitative Services
Communtiy Health Services
There are a number of departments within Central Health that provide health and communtiy services. These include:
Child, Youth & Family Services
Central Health Bowel Cancer Screening Program
Community Supports
Population and Public Health
Health Protection
Mental Health and Addictions Services
Long Term Care and Residential Services
Early Learning and Child Development
Central Health also offers Long Term Care via government-operated facilities and through partnerships with private personal care home operators.