Unattached Care Clinics in Huron-Perth [Video]

As many as 20,000 people in Huron and Perth Counties don’t have a family physician. However, as of two weeks ago, they now have a place to go for primary healthcare other than the closest Emergency Department.

“This is really a step in the right direction to keep people from having to go to emergency departments, or drive to walk in clinics in the bigger centers. It’s really far away from home for something that really you should be able to get close to home,” said Robin Spence-Haffner, executive director of the Listowel-Wingham Family Health Team.

As of early November, Huron-Perth now has six Unattached Care Clinics (UCCs) where people without family doctors can go to for everything from sore throats to surgery follow-up.

The goal is to provide care to those that need it and keep people from using area Emergency Departments for ailments that don’t require immediate action.

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