You're Invited: Help Support Primary Care in Frontenac

Members of the public are invited to attend one of two community participation sessions, September 29 and October 7, to share ideas and experiences regarding primary healthcare in Frontenac. The sessions will be facilitated by Rob Wood, President & CEO of 8020Info Inc., and will lead to the discussion to form a local community working group to focus on physician and staff recruitment and retention to healthcare clinics across Frontenac.

“Access to primary health care is foundational to the health of the community,” says Dr. Jeanette Dietrich, Lead Physician, Rural Kingston Family Health Organization. “We would therefore like to involve the community in a strong and unified approach to primary care practitioner recruitment and retention in Frontenac.”

  • Virtual session via Zoom: Monday, September 29, 5-7 p.m.
  • In-person session: Tuesday, October 7 – 6-8 pm, Verona Lions Hall, 4504 Sand Road, Verona.

To learn more and register to attend, visit https://engagefrontenac.ca/healthcare-in-our-community/surveys/community-working-group-session-rsvp

Please register early; space is limited. Discussion points and virtual link will be emailed to those who register.

What to expect:

  • Hear about the challenges facing our local family doctors and clinic staff.
  • Learn about the recent primary healthcare review.
  • Share your ideas about ways to support recruitment and retention of primary care professionals across Frontenac.
  • Learn more about the proposed ideas for the local community working group as it forms.
  • Participate in a facilitated and moderated discussion.

Whether you're passionate about improving healthcare recruitment and retention or just want to contribute to positive change in your community, we want to hear from you.

Let’s build something meaningful together.

Learn more about healthcare in Frontenac and the community working group initiative:

Healthcare in our community on engagefrontenac.ca:
https://engagefrontenac.ca/Healthcare-in-our-community

Healthcare in our community on FrontenacCounty.ca:
https://www.frontenaccounty.ca/en/living/hospitals-and-healthcare.aspx

Frontenac Lennox and Addington Ontario Health Team:
https://flaoht.ca/