Edmonton Comprehensive Care & Family Medicine
110, 6925 Gateway Blvd NW T6H 2J1 Edmonton, AB, Canada

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Edmonton Comprehensive Care & Family Medicine Thanks nurse Jessica and MOA Celeste for the festive touch!

ECCFM is open, but due to new AHS guidelines, as of December 13, we can only see patients by appointment. In-person or virtual appointments are available. Same day or next day appointments available for family medicine. Call, email or book online. : 780-306-5656 : [email protected]... www.eccfm.ca Thank you for your understanding. We will let you know as soon as our walk-in clinic is open again.

Our ENT team is growing. Welcome, Dr. O’Connell! Visit our website for booking information: https://www.eccfm.ca/ent/

Our tree is up! Help us support @yegfoodbank We will be collecting nonperishable food items until December 18.

Dr. Debenham from our Cancer Care team will be presenting next week. Details in the link.

Our clinic is still open and doing our part to keep you safe. Our physicians are offering in-person or virtual appointments, depending on your preference. Our family doctors are also still accepting new and walk-in patients between 9AM and 4PM. A reminder to complete the Alberta Covid 19 Self Assessment before entering the facility (https://myhealth.alberta.ca//COVID-19/Pages/Assessment.aspx) and to please wear a mask and wash your hands. www.eccfm.ca

Edmonton Comprehensive Care & Family Medicine is delighted to welcome Dr. Eduard Eksteen, MB, ChB, FRCS(C) and Dr. Trina Uwiera, MD, MEd, FRCS(C) to the clinic! Eksteen and Uwiera will be leading the clinic's new Pediatric Otolaryngology (ENT) Department. Please visit our website for more information and booking instructions! WWW.ECCFM.CA

On behalf of our clinic staff, we wish you all a happy holiday season and all the best in 2020! Our holiday hours: December 24 - 8:30 am - 12 pm December 25 and 26 - closed ... December 31 - 8:30 am - 12 pm January 1 - closed Open 8:30-4:30 on all other weekdays.

Scripts Medical Pharmacy is offering flu shots for anyone five years and older! Walk in or call to book your appointment: 780-306-5660. Located on the second floor of the Canadian Cancer Care building, 6925 Gateway Blvd NW. Scripts is also offering travel consults. Ask our pharmacists about the Yellow Fever vaccination.

Another fab cake by Dr. K to celebrate one of our favourite receptionist’s birthdays!

Some exciting news - our very own Dr. Christopher Koo is on season 3 of the Great Canadian Baking Show! We'll be posting weekly updates on Dr. Koo throughout the season.

SAVE THE DATE: Tuesday, October 8, 2019 4:30-7:30 PM Join Canadian Cancer Care and its neighbours from 6925 Gateway Blvd NW for a building grand opening celebration.... RSVP: www.gatewayfacilitygrandopening.eventbrite.ca Participating companies: *Canadian Cancer Care *Edmonton Comprehensive Care & Family Medicine *INVIVA Infusion Clinic *Scripts Medical Pharmacy *Aria MD Sleep Centre *Melody Audiology/Beyond Hearing *MIC Medical Imaging *Leading Edge Physiotherapy *Emerald Leaf Cannabis Clinic *Padmanadi Vegan Eatery

Congratulations, MIC, on your new location! Welcome to the building!

Nurses play an important role in our health care system, and we recognize, and are thankful for, their hard work and dedication to ensuring patients are well cared for and supported in their journey to better health. Meet Hollie, a nurse at Edmonton Comprehensive Care & Family Medicine. We asked Hollie a few questions about herself and her role here at the clinic: Q: What is your role at Edmonton Comprehensive Care & Family Medicine (ECCFM)?... A: My role at ECCFM is important, as the primary nurse it is my job to perform regular nursing duties, such as recording vital signs, administering injections, providing dressing changes and ear flushes etc. to patients. I'm also in charge of ordering the clinic’s medical supplies, and ensuring each physician has the tools required to provide the best care to our patients. Finally, I also review patient callbacks regarding appointment details, following up for results as well as documentation. Q: Why were you drawn to this job/clinic? A: I have five years working in private clinic practice and I really enjoy the more focused one-on-one time that I get with patients and physicians. I was drawn to the clinic because of the unique services it will provide to patients. ECCFM's goal is to focus on all aspects of care that are provided to patients. I feel honored to be a part of such a unique and growing practice. Q: What/who inspired you to take up nursing as a profession? A: My mother! I know, I know, that's a tacky response. But it really is the reason I took up nursing. My mother has worked in the health care field as a health care aid for 30 years and I have always admired her strength and courage to work in such a difficult field just so she could help people. I knew from a young age that I wanted to help people and be just like my mom, strong and courageous. Q: What do you like best about being a nurse? A: I love meeting patients and hearing their stories and backgrounds. I enjoy being able to help people with their medical needs, even if, at times, it’s just providing a listening ear. Q: What is the most challenging aspect about being a nurse? A: I think what can be very difficult as a nurse is finding a dynamic and supportive team. I have been lucky enough in the past and present to have a supportive team that has helped me to continue growing into the strong and independent nurse that I am today. Q: What are three interesting facts about yourself? A: I love cats! I have two: Luna and Pitch. I have been to Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, and China. While pursuing my nursing career, I have also worked as a health care aide and a medical office assistant.

Family physicians play an integral role in our health care system, providing lifelong care of individuals and of generations of family members. They are the primary point of contact between patients and medical specialists, and they assist with every aspect of health maintenance, including disease prevention, early identification, diagnosis and management, and so much more.

Welcome to the building, Scripts Medical Pharmacy! Scripts is located on the second floor of our building. Pharmacy services are now available to clinic patients as well as the general public. Come by and meet Pierre Danis, Scripts’ pharmacist. In the meantime, we asked Pierre some questions about himself and this new venture: http://bit.ly/WelcomeScripts

Welcome Aria to the building!