announcements

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YES! We now offer online booking. 

Our office will strive to provide updates to our patients when available in regards to pending referrals and diagnostic imaging ordered by your physician.  You may also visit the following link  https://www.ontariohealth.ca/public-reporting/wait-times to see about wait times in your area. You may call the office and press option 3 to be directed to the referral coordinator's desk if your require further assistance. 

For your physician to be able to bill the Ministry of Health, a valid Ontario health card is needed. Our team will also confirm your address, phone ,e-mail and pharmacy at time of your appointment. This is important to ensure that all information is updated for referrals and prescriptions that may be made on your behalf. 

A valid health card is needed to present to our clinic and see your physician. If your health card is expired, you will need to present to Service Ontario to have it renewed or click on the following link to see about renewing online https://www.ontario.ca/page/get-serviceontario-renewal-reminders?gclid=CjwKCAjwyNSoBhA9EiwA5aYlb0tTS-OdfJgdIO_dv5NUHDJI-a-bl0Hi5uU_CBJCUf8p1duUWhD3GBoCB9cQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Please note, patients with expired health cards may have to pay out of pocket for the services provided by their health care provider. 

 Yes! Once you have delivered, please call our office to schedule your baby's 1- to 2-week newborn checkup. If your physician is unavailable, our team will arrange for your newborn to be seen by the attending physician. All follow-up appointments will then be scheduled with your regular physician.

If you have a midwife, we still ask that you book an initial visit with us. This will allow us to ensure your child is rostered and scheduled for regular well-baby checkups once your care with the midwife is complete.

Physician Assistants (PA) are highly skilled health care professionals educated in the medical model who practice medicine.

PAs graduate from a Baccalaureate or Master’s Degree program that may be affiliated with a medical school. PAs practice medicine under the supervision of a licensed physician within a patient-centred health care team.

PAs can work in any clinic setting to extend physician services, complement existing services and aid in improving patient access to health care.

• PAs conduct histories, physical examinations, order and interpret investigations, perform diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, diagnose and treat illnesses, and educate patients on treatment options and counsel on preventative health
• PAs assist in surgery, prescribe medications, and perform procedures that fall within their scope of training and experience, as long as it falls within the scope of their supervising physician
• A PA’s practice mirrors that of their supervising physician
• PAs work to extend physician services and can work autonomously, but are not independent practitioners

Please call our office and we can verify if your child is missing the vaccine.  For vaccines that were generally administered at school and due to Covid were not given, please read the following information below:

Starting March 21st, 2022, Public Health Units will be providing these vaccines in clinic locations where the COVID-19 vaccine is being offered. These vaccines will not be offered in schools this year and eligibility is grade dependent. Please encourage families to attend a clinic and not miss this opportunity for their child to access these vaccines free of charge (Hep B and HPV-9 will cost them if they choose to get it later when they are no longer eligible).

Eligible Birth Years/ Grades:

•             Hep B: Grades 7-10 only

•             HPV: Grades 7 – 12 + 2002- 2003 (Girls only)

•             Meningococcal: Grades 7-12

•             Tdap:  Typically those in grade 12 that have missed their 14-16 booster. 

Book Online by clicking on the link below: 

https://healthunit.org/clinics-classes/immunization-clinic/