ACCESS Downtown
640 Main Street
Winnipeg, MB R3B 0L8
Phone: 204-940‐1626
Fax: 204-942‐7828
Service Overview
ACCESS Downtown is a primary care clinic that offers screening, diagnosis, medical management and education to help patients manage diabetes (Type 1, Type 2 and gestational) and other health conditions. The health care team includes physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, counselors, a dietitian, and outreach workers. If you would like to become a patient of the clinic or refer someone who is looking for a health care provider, please see below for eligibility.
Eligibility
If you do not have a family physician or nurse practitioner, please contact Family Doctor Finder at (204) 786-7111 to be connected with a clinic best suited to meet your needs.
Fees
None
Referral Process
- Self‐referral
- Referral from physician (MD), nurse practitioner (NP) or physician assistant (PA)
- Referral from other health care professional or social service agency
Diabetes Care, Education and Self-Management Support Services
- Screening
- Diagnosis
- Insulin Starts
- Annual Diabetes Complication Assessments
- Group Diabetes Management Classes (on topics such as healthy eating, exercise, smoking cessation, medications, complications of diabetes, and testing blood sugar)
- Individual Diabetes Management Counselling (on topics such as healthy eating, exercise, smoking cessation, medications, complications of diabetes, and testing blood sugar)
- Family Support
On‐site Care and Education Service Providers Available:
- Physician (MD) or Nurse Practitioner (NP)
- Registered Nurse
- Registered Dietitian
- Social Worker
- Outreach worker
Last updated: October 2020
