Provincial Community Wellness Buses

The Saskatchewan Community Wellness Buses are located in Saskatoon, Regina and Prince Albert. These innovative mobile primary healthcare clinics are staffed by a multidisciplinary Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) team that includes a Nurse Practitioner (NP), a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), and a Mental Health Assessor Coordinator who can provide assessments and connect people to needed resources. This team provides a range of primary healthcare services to those facing multiple barriers to accessing care in more traditional settings.

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What Does It Do?

• Establish trusting community health-care partnerships;
• Offer flexible, non-judgmental, trauma-informed care;
• Connect people to appropriate resources based on presenting needs; and
• Link clients to culturally responsive and stigma-free ongoing primary health care and treatment and recovery programs for mental health and addictions.

What Are Our Services?

The core services the community wellness buses offer will vary by community and may include:

• Primary health care services;
• Take Home Naloxone (THN) kits and training;
• Opioid Agonist Therapy (OAT)/withdrawal management;
• Mental health and addiction assessments and counselling/referrals;
• Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infection (STBBI) testing and treatment;
• Reproductive health services and supplies;
• Routine health care, wound care, stitches;
• Vaccinations;
• Basic health assessments (physicals);
• Health education;
• Referrals to other services and care providers, including to Housing and Social Services, addictions and mental health treatment and services, and specialist medical care;
• Connection to culturally relevant Indigenous Services (traditional medicine, connection to spiritual services and Elders; and,
• Chronic disease monitoring.

*It is recommended to contact the Bus for your location prior to your visit to verify services available and to ensure the bus is operating that day.

Locations and Contact Information