Options for Urgent Assessments

Emergency Department at GBGH

As always, if you are experiencing an emergency or an urgent medical issue that is severe then you should proceed to the nearest emergency room (ER) such as the ER at GBGH. Some examples of issues that are best dealt with at the ER are chest pain, concerns of stroke, trauma or concern about fractures, mental health crises, or serious visual concerns.

North Simcoe Care Clinic

The North Simcoe Ontario Health Team has restarted the Care Clinic, a nurse practitioner-based clinic specifically to see and treat coughs and colds. It re-opened on Monday October 30, 2023. You can call the North Simcoe Family Health Team to book an appointment at (705) 526-7804 ext 0, or you can book online. They offer same-day and next-day appointments. The clinic is located at 619 Prospect Boulevard in Midland within the North Simcoe FHT.

Nurse Practitioner-Led FHT Clinic

The Family Health Team employs a group of nurse practitioners who are trained to diagnose and treat patients for minor issues, and they can order blood tests and write prescriptions. You can book a same-day or next day appointment with them by calling (705) 526-7804 ext 0. Visit their website below for more details.

Website: https://www.nsfht.ca/sameday-nextday-access-clinic

Central Region Virtual Urgent Care Clinic

The Central Region Virtual Urgent Care Clinic is a nurse practitioner-run clinic that runs from 1 - 9 pm every day. It is open to all North Simcoe patients and is a free service. Patients can book a virtual appointment online, and they can speak with a nurse practitioner about minor health issues. The summarized clinic note is sent to your family doctor (if you have one).

Website: https://empower.ca/en/static/regional-virtual-urgent-care

After Hours Clinic (FHO patients only)

Physicians in the North Simcoe Family Health Organization (FHO) take turns running the after hours clinic on Monday to Thursday evening and on Saturday morning. Minor and time-sensitive issues are best suited to the after hours clinic. We have returned to in-person after hours appointments as of April 2022. The after hours clinic is located within the Remedy’s Rx Huronia Medical Pharmacy at 619 Prospect Boulevard in Midland (next to the Family Health Team ). Click HERE for directions.

To book an appointment, please contact our office and request our staff to book you into that day’s after hours clinic. A relatively new option for booking an appointment is to book online. There will be a few slots available each day for online bookings. Click here to book: bit.ly/northsimcoeahc.

Online booking spots are added at 9:00am each morning for the After Hours Clinic that day. If you try to book an appointment online and get a message that says "no providers available", this means all of the online spots are filled. Call your family doctor's office to see if other spots are available, or try again the next day.

Click HERE to check and see if your physician is part of the North Simcoe FHO.

Hours: Monday to Thursday from 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm, and Saturday from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm