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Medical Services

Walk-in Practice

Medical issues can arrive unexpectedly, whether it is becoming ill or getting injured. Our clinic provides walk-in services for the neighbourhood and surrounding communities during all hours of operation.

Family Practice

It is very important to have an effective patient-doctor relationship. This allows your primary physician to develop a comprehensive working knowledge of your medical history. When your doctor understands your specific needs, it is easier to develop a care plan that will work for you. At Balm in Gilead Medical Centres, we strongly believe that the patient should be involved in their own care. By working closely with our doctors, our patients are more likely to succeed and reach their health management goals.

Uninsured Services

Typically most office visits are covered by our provincial health plan. However, it is important to understand that not all procedures are covered. Some services are considered not a medical requirement by the Alberta Health and Wellness and therefore uninsured. It is the patient’s responsibility to pay for any uninsured services.

Uninsured services may include but are not limited to:

* Driver’s Medical under the age of 74.5
* Treatment of non-plantar warts
* Circumcisions
* Medical Legal Reports
* Insurance Forms
* Disability and Benefit Forms
* Attending Physician’s Statement
* Blue Cross Special Authorization Form
* Employment Insurance Form
* Out of Country Office Visits
* Office visit without valid Health Care Card

Sexual Health

STI or STDs are infections that are commonly spread by sex, especially vaginal intercourse, anal sex or oral sex. Most STIs initially do not show symptoms resulting in a greater risk of passing the disease on to others. Sometimes by the time someone notices symptoms, it may have been a few weeks after being infected.

What sexually transmitted diseases are seen at our centre

Chlamydia

HIV/AIDS

Genital Herpes

Genital Warts

Gonorrhea

Syphillis

Hep A, B and C

Trichomonas and other vaginal infections

What we offer:

After-hours STI and STD testing at our centre

Testing available through Alberta Health or pay a fee for the instant tests

Testing for HIV, bacterial infections/diseases and diseases of the blood

Pregnancy testing, fee associated with instant tests

Approved HIV PrEP Doctor

Schedule

PrEP clinic is every Thursday from 4 pm – 7 pm

Appointments are available

STI Clinic Mondays and Wednesdays, walk-in subject to availability best to book in advance

Many persons will have no symptoms when infected with an STI. Your risk of having an STI will depend on several factors.

You are at the highest risk if:

You are 25 years or younger (the highest risk is 19-25 years) and sexually active

You have a sexual partner who has a known STI

You have a new sexual partner or have multiple sexual partners

You exchange sex for money, drugs, shelter, or food

You are a man who has sex with men

You use intravenous or other illicit drugs

You do not use condoms or other barrier protection for sexual activity

You are not in a committed long-term monogamous sexual relationship

Women's Health Clinic

Women’s health refers to the branch of medicine that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and conditions that affect a woman’s physical and emotional well-being.

Balm in Gilead Medical Centre physicians are able to focus on women’s health issues including completing regular exams with a breast exam and pap screening.

We also offer the following services and more:

* Birth control (contraceptives) – IUD insertions can be done in office

* Menopause Counselling and referrals

* Sexually transmitted infection/disease testing

* Preventative care and screening such as pelvic exam, bone density testing, colon cancer screening and more

* Breast Care services

* Maternity Care

* Endometrial biopsies

* Polyps removals

Balm in Gilead Medical Centre
Contact Us
(780) 800-1472
Fax (780) 230-0780
7716 18 Avenue SW, Edmonton, Alberta T6X OV3, Canada
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