Brightshores Health System, Hanover and District Hospital, Rapid Access Addiction Medicine Clinic

Brightshores Health System

Site: Hanover and District Hospital

Service: Rapid Access Addiction Medicine Clinic

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Record #: GRE1251

Last Modified: 17 Nov 2025

Last Full Update: 22 Oct 2024

Description

Description (Service)

Provides low barrier access for clients seeking treatment for any substance use disorder.

Staffing Team includes addiction physicians, nurse practitioner, addiction counsellors and a concurrent disorder specialized psychiatrist.

The clinic will provide brief counselling, prescribe medications (including anti-craving medications for alcohol and buprenorphine/naloxone for opiate use disorder) and connect clients to community treatment programs.

Please note, this clinic is not for clients suffering strictly from chronic pain.

This clinic is also part of a broader network of RAAM clinics throughout Ontario as part of META:PHI (Mentoring, Education and Clinical Tools for Addiction: Primary Care - Hospital Integration).

Service Details

Hours	Thu 2 pm-4 pm - by appointment only Thu 4 pm-6 pm - walk in.
Areas Served	Hanover ; Walkerton
Eligibility	Must have a current OHIP card and bring to appointment. 16 year(s) and up
Application	Call for appointment. Self-referral, physician referral or referral from a community agency. Walk-ins are welcome.
Languages	English
Fees	None - covered by OHIP

Address and Location

Located In Community	Hanover
Address & Map	90 7th Ave Hanover, ON Canada N4N 1N1
Physical Access	Fully Accessible

Contact Information

Office Phone	519-376-5666 ext 1
Website	www.brightshores.ca/mental-health-addiction-services
Primary Contact	Lavender Leal, Manager, Addiction Services; Email: lleal@brightshores.ca
Mailing Address	90 7th Ave Hanover, ON Canada N4N 1N1

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