Waterloo region health teams get $4.1M from Ontario to connect people to primary care
MPP Mike Harris says funding will connect people 'to the care they deserve'
Several health teams in Waterloo region will split $4.1 million in funding from the Ontario government to help connect people with primary health-care providers.
Kitchener-Conestoga MPP and Minister of Natural Resources Mike Harris made the announcement on Tuesday at the HART (homeless and addiction recovery treatment) hub in Kitchener.
The funding comes after the province put out a call for proposals where it was found there were the highest number of people on waitlists for primary care providers.
The local groups to receive funding are:
- Community Healthcaring Kitchener-Waterloo, which operates the HART hub.
- New Vision Family Health Team in Kitchener.
- Waterloo Region Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic in Cambridge.
- Woolwich Community Health Centre.
In a release, Harris said the funding will help those health teams "connect thousands of residents across Waterloo region to the care they deserve."
The province said the funding is part of a $2.1-billion plan to connect everyone in the province to a publicly funded family doctor or primary care team.