Gilbert Plains/Grandview (Plainsview)
Community Links:
WebsiteAffiliation:
MMF PMHAbout
MMF Status: Active
Métis Local #: 8
Number of Métis Citizens: Over 25
Population (2021 Census): Gilbert Plains (designated place) - 773
Community Government/Council: Gilbert Plains Municipality
Role of Elders: Limited
Languages Spoken: English
Available Care
Closest Access Hospital with Emergent or Urgent Care: Dauphin (36km away)
Closest Pharmacy: Grandview (13km away)
Services available at the closest accesible nursing station/health centre/hospital/clinic that serves Métis people:
Grandview: Inpatient Services (Palliative Care), Outpatient Services, Diagnostic Services, Emergency Department (ambulance station), Community Rehabilitation Services, Community Mental Health Services, Primary Health Care, Cancer Navigation, Family Physician Services/Clinic, Telehealth
Nearest access for being weighed: Grandview Medical Clinic
Cancer Navigation Line:
Prairie Mountain
Toll free: 1-855-346-3710
Fax: 1-204-578-2833
Nearest Radiation Therapy Centre:
WMCC
Nearest Community Cancer Program:
Dauphin
Services
closest accessible bloodwork:
Grandview Hospital Lab or Dauphin Hospital Lab
follow-up and primary care:
Call for appointment or attend a walk in clinic in Grandview MB or attend Dauphin Hospital
closest access to cancer related drugs:
Drugs for cancer treatment are only administered in Dauphin
closest acess to central line cleaning and inspection:
Grandview Hospital
medical transportation:
There is community handicap transportation service available and ambulance
closest access to palliative care:
Dauphin
closest access to homecare:
Not readily available in this area
closest personal care and independent living facilities:
Gilbert Plains, Grandview, and Dauphin
closest physiotherapy access:
Limited, comes out of Dauphin but is only local one day a week
community care resources:
Very limited in Grandview and Gilbert Plains
closest accessible mental health supports:
Dauphin has very limited programs, especially after business hours Monday to Friday, very little if any community outreach
closest access to medical supplies:
Grandview Pharmacy, Dauphin Pharmacy or Dauphin Mobility
closest access to groceries:
Grandview, Gilbert Plains or Dauphin
transportation routes from the community to winnipeg:
Drive only (4 hours)
transportation routes from the community to the closest cancer program in the community:
Brandon MB, drive only (2.5 hours)
risk of transportation loss:
Weather is a major concern in the winter, cost for gas is also a limiting factor