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As one physician takes a step back from her family practice, a new one takes their position; seamlessly assuming a full roster of patients. Peterborough, ON – The City of Peterborough and Peterborough Family Health Team are delighted to welcome Dr. Rachel van Oostveen to the City of Peterborough, as the first physician in the […]

But we are around and it is making a sound. It’s the sound of 32,000 area residents without a family doctor, a figure that the Ontario College of Family Physicians projects to grow to 63,000 by 2026. How did we get here? It has taken years of neglect of primary care by successive governments, be […]

On Tuesday, February 6, CEO, Duff Sprague spoke with CBC Radio on the announcement of the Peterborough CHC. This announcement is good news for our community; however, this is just a first step in the right direction to investing in the foundation of Ontario’s healthcare system. We encourage you to listen to the full interview […]

The following press release is from Ontario’s Ministry of Health and was announced at the Peterborough Family Health Team. PETERBOROUGH — The Ontario government is investing $110 million to connect up to 328,000 people to primary care teams, bringing the province one step closer to connecting everyone in Ontario to primary care. “Our government is […]

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 10, 2024 COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE IN CRITICAL UNDERFUNDED STATE PETERBOROUGH, ON – Community healthcare in Ontario is in crisis as it struggles to recruit and retain health workers. The rapidly growing wage gap between primary care and other healthcare sectors is proven and the facts have been brought to light in […]

BORN Ontario provides an update on a cybersecurity incident. See the BORN Ontario news release for details.

The Association of Family Health Teams of Ontario (AFHTO) engaged in consultation and dialogue with some physician leaders. These conversations provided feedback to the OMA for consideration in the upcoming negotiations on the 2024 Physician Services Agreement. This three-part series highlights three areas of priority recommended to the OMAs Negotiation Task Force. For details, see […]

Opinion Piece The Board of Directors, Peterborough Family Health Team The front door to health care in Ontario is broken and needs to be fixed. Family medicine plays a crucial central role in health care. The Ministry of Health has contributed to creating a critical shortage of family doctors that has brought the system to […]

September 21, 2021 To Our Valued Patients, As most of you will have heard, the Ontario government recently announced that there are now new requirements for proof of vaccination against COVID-19 in certain settings. These are in effect as of September 22, 2021. Additionally, many employers, including the Peterborough Family Health Team, have instituted mandatory […]

PLEASE NOTE: This is a time limited pilot project. Peterborough family physicians and nurse practitioners will be administering the AstraZeneca vaccine to a limited number of community members ages 60 to 64. Patients will be invited to participate in this project.  Please do not call your family doctor, nurse practitioner or the Peterborough Family Health Team. If […]