Find Primary Care Resources

For residents of Northumberland without access to a primary care provider, Health 811 (formerly Health Care Connect) can help you find a doctor or nurse practitioner who is accepting new patients in your community.

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Find a family doctor or nurse practitioner with Health Care Connect


Primary Care

  • Colborne Rural Outreach Clinic

  • Health Care Connect
  • Health Care Connect is a program launched by the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care to help Ontarians without a family health care provider find one. 

  • Health811: Get connected to health care 24/7
  • Access safe, high-quality care and avoid unnecessary visits to the emergency room. This service is an easy way to get connected to care you or your loved ones need, but it does not replace your other touch point with your healthcare provider. In a medical emergency call 911 immediately.

Pharmacy Options

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  • Pharmacies fill drug prescriptions and offer medication counselling to all members of the community. Pharmacists are also able to prescribe certain treatment options, including for some of the most common, medical ailments.

  • In addition to filling drug prescriptions, many pharmacies offer one-on-one counselling to help you quit smoking or manage diabetes. 

  • Many pharmacists administer vaccines including the flu shot, from specially trained pharmacists to people 2 years of age and older.

Public Health Unit Services

  • Classes, Clinics and Supports | Lakelands Public Health
  • Lakelands Public Health offers a variety of primary care services, classes and supports such as:
  • Immunization clinics
  • Sexual health clinics
  • STI assessment, testing and treatment
  • Birth control, including IUD consultation, insertion and removal
  • Cervical Screening (formally PAP Testing)
  • Pregnancy testing and options counselling
  • Pregnancy and parent supports

Local Family Health Teams and Community Centres

If you are registered as a patient to one of the following Family Health Teams or Community Health Centre, they may offer additional programs and services to support you, such as diabetes education, COPD education, etc. 


Indigenous Care

Alderville First Nation

For more information visit their Health and Social Services page

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