Homepages for Primary Care Organizations

Chinook Primary Care Network -Lethbridge Family Medical Practice, Pincher Creek Medical Clinic, Taber Associate Medical Centre

All are part of the Chinook Health Region and are located in the mixed rural and urban area of southwestern Alberta, adjacent to British Columbia and the northern boundary of the United States. They each serve different communities with diverse ethnic, religious and cultural profiles. The specific needs and expectations of each community directly affect health service planning and delivery. http://www.chr.ab.ca/Default.htm

Dr. Charles L. LeGrow Health Care Centre (site visit)

is a multi-functional district health centre located in the town of Port aux Basques on Newfoundland's southwest coast. It is a 44-bed, fully accredited, nondenominational, multi-functional district health centre that provides inpatient and outpatient acute care and community services. http://www.healthwest.nf.ca/ourservices-facilities-legrow-main.htm

Group Health Centre, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

It was established in 1972 and currently serves a roster of over 60,000 patients. It has been cited by various commissions and task forces including Romanow and the Health Council of Canada. Service is provided by a diverse range of health professionals from nurse practitioners to kinesiologists. The governance model is unique - partnership between the not-for-profit association which owns the facilities and employs all non physician staff and the independent medical corporation (Algoma District Medical Group). The main web portal with links to education information and tools is http://www.ghc.on.ca/home.html.

Mid-Main Community Health Centre (site visit)

is a non-profit community health centre located in central Vancouver. The medical clinic is partnered with a dentistry clinic. It started in 1988 with a group of people who wanted to make a difference. The physicians had a vision of, and believed in, community health care. The mission of the Mid-Main Community Health Centre is: "to improve the health of our clients by delivering comprehensive, accessible and high quality health services according to individual and family needs." http://www.midmaincommunityhealth.net/index.htm

Nor'West Co-op Community Health Centre (site visit)

It is a non-profit accredited health agency that has been in existence since 1972. It is located in north Winnipeg. Nor'West centre was established in 1972 by community members as part of a co-operative community health centre. The vision, which was inspired by Scandinavian models, was: "At Nor'West centre preventative care will be a fact, not a concept; the physician will become a member of a health care team, not the leader; the patient will become an individual, not an illness; and health care will involve the dentist, the nurse, the nutritionist, the social worker, the pharmacist, the community worker and the community working together, not in isolation from each other. http://www.norwesthealth.ca/