Do you need a family doctor or nurse practitioner?
Call 1-800-445-1822 or visit www.ontario.ca/healthcareconnect
Read/download the Health Care Connect Brochure.
Health Care Connect helps people who are without a family health care provider to find one.
How does Health Care Connect support your search for a family health care provider?
Health Care Connect is a program that will help people without a regular health care provider find one in their community. The program identifies doctors or nurse practitioners who are accepting patients and links them with people who are in need of a family health care provider.
How to join the program
Registering for Health Care Connect is easy. When you call 1-800-445-1822 you will speak to someone who will ask you a short series of questions and sign you up for the program. You can also sign up online at Health Care Connect.
Health Care Connect gives priority to those most in need of a family health care provider.
Priority is given to individuals with greater health needs.
You will be referred to a family doctor or nurse practitioner in your community once one is found.
Health Care Connect is here to assist you. But you should keep looking for a health care provider on your own as well.
What you need to know about Health Care Connect
- Health Care Connect assists you in your search for a family doctor or nurse practitioner
- It does not guarantee that one will be found, so you should also continue looking on your own
- You should have an OHIP number
A Care Connector supports your search for a family health care provider
Once you've joined Health Care Connect, a nurse, called a Care Connector, will be assigned to help you find a health care provider in your area.
Your Care Connector and You
Be sure to get in touch with your Care Connector if your contact information or health changes.
Also add your name to our Looking for a Doctor form