Oceanside PCN Update.
Health Connect Registry
The latest Ministry of Health attachment data (May 2022) reports that approximately 6,878 patients are waiting for a primary care provider. The latest Oceanside total population is approximately 53,000 (Census 2021). This equates to approximately 12.97% of our population has requested a primary care provider. 897 patients were attached since HCR roll-out.
Team-based care
We now have four RNs and one pharmacist working across six practices to support PCN providers with increased access for patient care and improved quality of care. A social worker will be mobilized to join this initiative.
Rural patient medical home
Conversations continue to develop a PCN clinic in rural Oceanside to address primary care attachment and access for those highly underserved populations. A space has been leased and Ministry of Health has approved a project funding grant for tenant improvement renovations. The clinic is expected to open in June 2023.
Priority Response Team (PRT)
In May, after several months pause, the PRT was re-mobilized.
Flowerstone Family Health Clinic
Patient attachment continues. Recruitment of a contract physician and a fee-for-service physician is ongoing.
Indigenous Health Team
Hiring is in progress for two First Nations-based Indigenous positions.
Should you have any feedback, questions, or curiosity about becoming a PCN provider, please reach out to Kristie Lamirande, PCN Manager, at 250-203-7545 or PCNmanager@cidivison.ca.
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