Ontario Connecting More Patients to Primary Care in EtobicokeOntario Connecting More Patients to Primary Care in Etobicoke

The article reports that the Mid-West Toronto health team launched two new services that connect more than 15,000 residents to a family doctor and provide a community team of clinicians. It describes how these services link patients to primary care and organize a team of clinicians to support Torontonians.

A Canadian Medical Association Journal study reports that about 1 in 10 emergency medicine doctors have stopped working in emergency departments, citing burnout and concerns about the health-care system. The article notes Ontario government responses highlighting funding, a primary care action plan, and calls for stable long-term funding, while critics…

The article notes that the Ontario government announced plans in January to connect residents with primary care providers, aiming to link 225,000 people with doctors and healthcare teams during its first year. It also states that this initiative followed broader efforts by the Middlesex-London Ontario Health Team to recruit physicians to the area.

Ontario is expanding primary care access in Hamilton under its $3.4 billion Primary Care Action Plan, with the Hamilton Family Health Team receiving $834,200 for 2025–26 to boost enrollment. Since August 2025, the clinic has enrolled over 2,744 patients ( surpassing its 2,275 target by 121%), as part of the province’s effort to connect about two million…

The Ottawa West Four Rivers Ontario Health Team has extended funding for the Newborn Primary Care Attachment Initiative until March 31, 2027, allowing continued matching of newborns with family physicians and nurse practitioners. The initiative, launched at Queensway Carleton Hospital and Almonte General Hospital, connects families with ongoing primary…

The Ontario government broke ground on a $25 million expansion of the emergency department at Hamilton General Hospital to add about 8,500 square feet of new space and improve capacity, with completion expected in 2030. The upgrades will include a larger ambulance off-loading area, a triage/rapid assessment area, an upgraded resuscitation area, more…