Primary care teams in Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound are receiving $1,695,000 in provincial funding to connect more people to primary healthcare. The announcement was made by Bruce Grey Owen Sound MPP Rick Byers.
"We are extremely happy to receive these primary care investments that will provide increased access to healthcare for thousands of our residents," said Byers. “In Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound, this funding will help provide primary care services for approximately 4,000 unattached patients in Durham, Markdale, Meaford, Owen Sound, Saugeen Shores and Wiarton.”
Byers pointed out interprofessional primary care teams connect people to a range of health professionals that work together under one roof. That can include doctors, nurse practitioners, registered and practical nurses, physiotherapists, social workers and dietitians.
“Our government is making record investments to ensure that everyone that wants to have a primary care provider can connect to one,” said Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health. “While there is more work to do, giving hundreds of thousands of more Ontarians the opportunity to connect to primary care brings us that much closer to this goal.”
The funding is part of Ontario’s $110 million investment to connect up to 328,000 people to primary care teams.
