Niverville Health Care Services Inc. is a non-profit organization which oversees the long-term planning and future operations of Open Health Niverville.
When Open Health Niverville was created back in 2017, the concept was of a single desk providing administrative support for all the care providers in the building. The Open Health team consists of eight physicians and six front desk staff members.
The Open Health Niverville staff and clinicians work in collaboration with staff who are employed by Southern Health-Santé Sud. These professionals work in the following programs within the clinic: Community Mental Health; Public Health; Child and Youth Services; and, Chronic Disease and Education. Southern Health-Santé Sud also employs a primary health care nurse and two nurse practitioners who practice at Open Health Niverville.
Our Providers
We have a truly remarkable collection of varied health professionals that form a complementary team. The physicians are family medicine-trained, which includes a post-graduate residency. We also have nurse practitioners who have received a master’s degree and practice independently within their scope of practice, and a primary health care nurse who has significant experience and training in wound care.
Dr. Chris Burnett, MD
MBChB, DTM, CTM
Founding Physican of OHN
Dr. Mairi Burnett, MD
MBChB, DTM
Founding Physican of OHN
Dr. Eileen Burnett, MD, CCFP
Physician
Dr. Mary Coutts, MBChB, CCFP
Physician
Dr. Kyle Curtis, MD, CCFP
Physician
Dr. Victoria Eguaoje, MD, CCFP
Physician
Val Goertzen, RN
Primary Health Care Nurse
Ms. Laura Hill, RN, NP
Nurse Practitioner
Dr. Ka Yan Xu MD, CCFP
Physician
Dr. Henry Wood
Physician
Kendall Hobbs-Murison, RN NP
Nurse Practitioner
Dr. Lila Boroditsky
Physician
Dr. Elise Labossiere
Physician
Dr. Erica Blad
Physician
Dr. Ndukaku Nnoli
Physician
Reception Staff
With the creation of Open Health Niverville, we had the concept of a single desk providing administrative support for all the care providers within the building.
We are fortunate to have had a good, stable base of staff with knowledge on how to best direct you on what type of appointment suits your needs. We want to make your visits with us as professional yet caring as we can. Your feedback is always appreciated on how we can better serve our community.
Elaine
Receptionist
Jackie
Receptionist
Eilish
Receptionist
Christy
Receptionist
Farah
Receptionist
Carla
Receptionist
Lisa
Clinic Supervisor
Sheyna Andries
Director of Health Services
Southern Health-Santé Sud Staff
Community Mental Health Staff
Margarita Friesen, BSW, RSW
Community Mental Health Worker - Adults
Public Health Nurses
Chelsea Manaigre, RN
Public Health Nurse
Mélanie Olford, RN
Public Health Nurse/Infirmière en Santé Publique
Child and Youth Services
Danae Hiebert, BMR-PT
Physiotherapist
Sarah Mulaire, RSLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
Chronic Disease Education Team (CDET)
Andrea Braun, BSc. RD CDE
Registered Dietitian, Certified Diabetes Educator
Jennifer Pinkerton, RN BN, CDE
Chronic Disease Nurse, Certified Diabetes Educator
Laboratory Services
Meet Dr. Jeff Engel! Dr. Engel is an orthopedic surgeon who does orthopedic consults, cortisone injections, joint injuries, carpal tunnel assessments, and joint braces.
Dr. Engel will be in the clinic once a month, potentially twice depending on availability. A referral is required for an appointment with Dr. Engel.
Meet Dr. Lila Boroditsky! Dr. Boroditsky has been with Open Health Niverville since 2022 and is one of the clinic’s family physicians. She currently has her own panel of patients that she regularly sees.
Dr. Eileen Burnett grew up in Niverville, and is the first person who grew up in town to return to work in the community as a physician. She is happy to provide her expertise and medical care to clinic patients as a way to give back to the community. She has her Masters in Public Health and works part-time at Open Health seeing a small panel of patients.
Dr. Mary Coutts returned from her Maternity leave and resumed her practice January 18, 2023. She is working Wednesdays and Fridays. She will continue with her current panel of patients, however is unable to accept any more new patients at this time.
Meet Dr. Kyle Curtis! Dr. Curtis has a small panel of patients and does same-day appointments on Wednesdays. He has worked for Open Health for a number of years.
Dr. Eguaoje completed her family medicine program at the University of Manitoba. She has a background in community involvement services and a focus on family health.
Laura grew up in Winnipeg, MB. She has been with Open Health Niverville since August 2013. Nurse Practitioners have been a part of Open Health in a Primary Care setting for many years and work independently in their own right. NPs have a Master’s qualification following their Bachelor of Nursing and they can manage many of the same variety of presentations and cases that a Physician can. NPs and MDs work well together and readily consult each other for information in our collaborative centre!
Meet Dr. Elise Labossiere! Dr. Labossiere has been with Open Health Niverville since the spring of 2023 and currently sees a panel of patients. She is also one of Open Health’s French-speaking providers.
Dr. Chris Burnett is a familiar face for many, as he is one of the founding physicians of Open Health Niverville. He currently sees a panel of patients with Open Health, as well as providing Travel Health Consultations.
Meet Dr. Erica Blad! Dr. Blad does same day appointments most Tuesday’s and Thursdays. She is certified for, and will be administering cosmetic injections. Dr. Blad also does Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) injections.
Meet Dr. Henry Wood! Dr. Wood is a family physician who has been working at Open Health Niverville since 2021. Dr. Wood currently has his own panel of patients, and is covering Dr. Mary Coutts’ panel as she is away on maternity leave.
Dr. Erica Blad is providing locum (temporary) family medicine care at Open Health. She will be providing Holiday coverage for other Physicians while they are away in the fall of 2022 as well as “same day” care. Same day care is similar to “walk-in” care, in which it is available whether you are a patient of the clinic or not, except we ask that you call to book an appointment ahead of time as space is limited.
Meet Dr. Ka Yan Xu! Dr. Xu is one of Niverville Open Health’s new same day appointment doctors. Having received her degree in Family Medicine, she is currently pursuing a Master’s in Public Health.
Dr. Xu will be seeing patients for Same Day Appointments on select Saturdays and Thursday afternoons.
Meet Dr. Mairi Burnett! Dr Mairi Burnett is another familiar face to many, being one of the founding physicians of Open Health Niverville. She currently sees a panel of patients here at Open Health.