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The Ontario government is investing $3,010,700 this year to help connect up to 6,850 people in Huron-Bruce to a family doctor or primary care team. This is part of the province’s $2.1 billion Primary Care Action Plan, which aims to connect 300,000 people across Ontario to primary care this year.
In Huron-Bruce, funding will go to three primary care teams: Brockton and Area Family Health Team will receive $1,143,200, Grand Bend Area Community Health Centre will get $858,000, and Kincardine Family Health Team will receive $1,009,500.
“Access to primary care is essential for the health of our communities,” said Lisa Thompson, MPP for Huron-Bruce. “This funding will help ensure more residents have timely care close to home.”
The funding was given to teams that applied to serve areas with the most people not connected to a family doctor, including those on the Health Care Connect waitlist. Each organization has a plan to attach as many residents as possible to primary care and work with nearby teams to make significant progress.
This investment is part of a larger plan to add over 300 new primary care teams across Ontario, including more than 130 new and expanded teams in 2025-26.