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By Stew Kernan

A program at Health Sciences North that makes house calls to seniors is enjoying quite a bit of success.

The Emergency Department Outreach Service provides residents of Greater Sudbury’s seven long-term care homes with on-site medical care for a variety of minor emergencies, injuries, ailments and procedures.

Registered nurse and lead for the program Cathy Heffernan says it personifies H-S-N’s “hospital without walls” vision.

Since April 2014, the team has paid around 7,000 visits to residents at it’s partner long-term care homes.