HUNTSVILLE HEALTH CARE CLINIC TO OPEN ITS DOORS TO THE PUBLIC
The Huntsville Health Care Clinic (HHCC) has worked hard to prepare and will open to
patients Tuesday February 21, 2023.
Initially, they will only be seeing patients with cough, cold and flu symptoms.
HHCC is not a walk-in clinic and appointments must be scheduled through
algonquinfht.ca or by calling 705-789-1744.
The Algonquin Family Health Team and the Town of Huntsville have been partnering together to create the Huntsville Health Care Clinic, located at The Annex, 1 Minerva Street East.
The HHCC goals are to:
1) Reduce Emergency Department visits.
2) Provide comprehensive primary care to the community for those who do not have a family doctor or nurse practitioner.
Stage one is to assess and treat patients with cough, cold and flu symptoms and to help those patients avoid a trip to the Emergency Department.
\
As they evolve and when capacity allows, the HHCC will expand to provide comprehensive
primary care to unattached patients. They hope this will be announced in the coming weeks, and will provide information about how to book an appointment for primary care services at that time.
Patients without cough, cold and flu symptoms who are seeking primary care services and who have a primary care provider, no matter where the provider is located, will be redirected to their primary care providers. This will allow the clinic to maximize availability and focus on the needs of unattached patients.
The HHCC will not be taking on patients permanently. Patients without a primary care provider are asked to sign up on their local waitlist. Accessing this clinic will not affect your waitlist status.
Unattached patients in the Huntsville area are encouraged to register on the wait list on the
AFHT website, algonquinfht.ca and can also access virtual care and learn more about where to get care at https://www.mahc.ca/en/services/where-to-get-care-muskoka.aspx