Two family physicians are leaving the Group Health Centre and opening the doors next month to a brand-new medical clinic on Second Line East — and they’re taking all 3,000 of their soon-to-be de-rostered patients with them.
Great Lakes Clinic, located at 710 Second Line East, Unit 6, will provide a wide variety of services, including general family medicine practice and a walk-in clinic, as well as preventative care, chronic disease management, immunizations and vaccinations, health screenings and physical exams. “Our patients which are rostered to us will be able to book an appointment online, or they can come as a walk-in,” she explained. “Anyone who doesn’t belong to our practice will have to come as a walk-in because their health card information is not in our system.”
During the pandemic, Dr. Singh moved from southern Ontario and began working at the Group Health in 2020 where she met Dr. Waqas. Both are still employed with the Group Health until May 31, and both are happily raising their young families in the Sault. While the intensity of running such an in-demand resource sounds extreme for just two physicians, Dr. Waqas noted that more help is coming.
“We’re hoping we’ll be able to impress them with our clinic, with the community, and get candidates who will start their family practice here in town,” Dr. Waqas said. “In the next one to two years, we’re hoping to absorb all 10,000 patients getting de-rostered.”
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)
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