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Yahoo News published an article  June 14, 2023 By Darlene Wroe  Two area doctors are hoping for funding approval for the Temagami Family Health Team to expand to take in the Latchford and Cobalt medical clinics as satellites. The application to the Ontario Ministry of Health and
Yahoo News published an article  June 11, 2023 CBC News published an article June 20, 2023 Yahoo news By James Matthews Many Minden Hills residents would like to reopen the recently closed emergency department at the local health facility. And one resident in particular has what could be a
The Wellington Advisor published an article  June 9, 2023  By Patrick Raftis MINTO – The Town of Minto will provide a letter of support for the Minto-Mapleton Family Health Team’s (MMFHT) application to the province for funding to expand staffing to allow more local residents to
Blackburn News published an article  June 8, 2023  By Janice MacKay The Kincardine Family Health Team (KFHT) is considering the Ripley Medical Center’s future use, along with the expansion of primary care services to that community. The KFHT and Huron-Kinloss employees met to explore
Kawartha Lakes This Week published an article  on June 2, 2023 By Catherine Whitnall Kawartha Lakes This Week  To say Kelsie Jeffery is perfectly suited to working as a nurse practitioner in the Kawartha Lakes is an understatement. The fact she is also the primary care
Quinte News Published an Article on May 23, 2023 By Zach McGibbon The Belleville Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic is receiving a financial boost of up to $30,000 funding from the City of Belleville to help attract 2.6 new Nurse Practitioners to the area. The funding will be used  for the
CBC news published an article and video on May 24, 2023 By Omar Dabaghi-Pacheco  When it comes to Ontario's family doctor shortage, the paramedic chief in Renfrew County thinks he's found a cure with a hybrid model of care. The model puts a family doctor just one phone call, and
CBC news produced a video interview on May 5, 2023 There's been a surge in family doctors retiring across Ontario over the last few years and a lot of them had big practices. That leaves an alarming number of people without access to Primary Care. The Lakehead Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic in
CBC news published an article Apr 29, 2023 By Ben Andrews At first, Peter Hamer thought the empty lot in Carleton Place, Ont., was destined to become a standard medical clinic. With an estimated 4,000 residents in the area without a family doctor, the project would help
Government of Canada Announced Apr 2023 Inner City Family Health Team – Toronto, ON  Substance Use Hub for People Experiencing Homelessness   $992,114 over 24 Months to develop a substance use hub for people experiencing homelessness. The Substance Use Hub will be a
Ottawa Citizen Published Apr 08, 2023 By Andrew Duffy An Ottawa pilot project has significantly reduced opioid use among patients with chronic pain by treating it with the kind of comprehensive program used to treat other chronic diseases. As part of the pilot project introduced at the
CambridgeToday Published an article Apr 7, 2023 By CambridgeToday Staff For the past three weeks, the Cambridge North Dumfries Ontario Health Team (CND OHT) has been piloting an eight-week Community Mental Health and Addictions Clinic (CMAC) in