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The North Bay Nipissing article published on January 21, 2019
By Laurel J. Campbell
Powassan Town Square building gets thumbs up from residents, politicians, medical professionals
POWASSAN — Over 100 people toured the new medical clinic during its grand opening on Jan. 18.
“This is a
The Windsor Star article published on January 15, 2019
By Mary Caton, The Windsor Star
Renovations will begin soon on the shuttered St. Bernard’s elementary school in Amherstburg in order to transform part of the building into a new nurse practitioner-led clinic.
The town purchased the
The Bancroft this Week article published on January 15, 2019
By Chris Drost, Bancroft this Week
The waiting area of the new Madawaska Valley Family Health Team was full of smiling faces on Friday, Jan. 11 as dignitaries, physicians and community representatives gathered with staff to
Today, 187 Family Health Teams (FHTs), 101 Community Health Centres (CHCs), 25 Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinics (NPLCs), 10 Aboriginal Health Access Centres (AHACs) and other primary health care teams provide comprehensive primary care to more than 3.5 million Ontarians in over 200 communities
Watch this video to see an example of the benefits of interprofessional team-based care for Stephen, a patient with rheumatoid arthritis. Courtesy of Dufferin Area FHT
The Examiner article published on August 21, 2018 By Jessica Nyznik, The Examiner
A new virtual care clinic for residents without a doctor opens Wednesday on King St. The Peterborough Virtual Care Clinic is on the fifth floor of Jackson Square at 185 King St. It's for patients who don't have
The Connection article published on August 23, 2018 By John Edwards, Collingwood Connection
While the rising cost of living is making it difficult for some in South Georgian Bay to make ends meet, this could have a negative impact on their health “We know poverty is linked to a lot of
Revised due date to submit a Bright Lights nomination is Monday, July 23 at 10:00 AM
Nominations are coming in fast and furious but so are the questions. Given the appetite for recognizing your team, colleagues and partners for the awesome work they do, we’re giving everyone a chance to submit a
Chatham Daily News article published June 15, 2018 By Daily News Staff A Chatham family physician has been recognized with a prestigious award for her faculty work. Dr. Susan Munro recently received the Schulich Award of Excellence for Faculty in Community/Distributed Sites, from Western University
The Intelligencer article published on June 1, 2018 By Luke Hendry, The Intelligencer At a time when many parts of the Quinte region are facing doctor shortages, Prince Edward County is flush. County officials and members of the Prince Edward Family Health Team on Thursday evening introduced six
The Northern Ontario Academic Medicine Association (NOAMA) has awarded the COLFHT a $50,000 research grant to address inappropriate or overuse of benzodiazepines. NOAMA is the governance organization responsible for administering the Ministry of Health and OMA negotiated NOSM Academic Funding Plan
TimminsToday article published on May 4, 2018 TimminsToday staff NEWS RELEASE NORTH EAST LOCAL HEALTH INTEGRATION NETWORK People will have greater access to high-quality health care closer to home thanks to a new team of health care professionals coming to Kapuskasing and a new Indigenous