Nipigon is small community located one hour from Thunder Bay, our nearest regional centre. It has a population of approximately 3300. The clinic has a collegial group of 5 physicians and an on-site FHT. Our local hospital has 15 acute care beds, 22 LTC beds, ultrasound, X-ray as well as lab onsite.
A typical clinic day would involve rounding on inpatients in the morning followed by seeing patients in clinic. Locums can expect to see between 12-15 patients per day.
Emerg volumes vary but you can expect to see 10-15 patients in a 24 hour call shift, most with CTAS 4-5