Walk-in clinics and Urgent Care Centres are valuable options for those who do not have a family doctor, cannot get an appointment with their family doctor, or require non-emergency care during off-hours, including evenings and weekends.

For hours and locations of walk-in clinics near you, please click here

Some doctor’s offices offer extended or weekend hours. Check in with yours to see what they offer and how they can best care for you and your family.

Formerly Telehealth Ontario/Health Connect Ontario, Health 811 is a tool that allows Ontarians to call or chat online with a registered nurse for health care advice or for information on how to find a family doctor. The service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by calling 811 or visiting health811.ontario.ca.

Paxlovid:
Did you know? Your local hospital is still admitting patients due to severe cases of COVID-19. Over the past couple months, approximately 30 people have been admitted to the hospital each day, with the average age being 80-years-old. COVID-19 is still a risk to our most vulnerable community members. If you test positive for the virus, pharmacists are now able to prescribe the anti-viral medication Paxlovid, which may reduce severe illness. Studies show this could be by 89% if you have not been vaccinated for COVID-19. Speak to your pharmacist to see if Paxlovid is right for you. Click here for more information on Paxlovid prescriptions.

Common Ailments:
New this year, you skip the doctor’s office visit and go straight to a local pharmacy to receive prescriptions for 13 common ailments with just your health card at no extra cost to you. Pharmacists are noe able to offer prescriptions for:

• hay fever (allergic rhinitis);
• oral thrush (candidal stomatitis);
• pink eye (conjunctivitis; bacterial, allergic and viral);
• dermatitis (atopic, eczema, allergic and contact);
• menstrual cramps (dysmenorrhea);
• acid reflux (gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD));
• hemorrhoids;
• cold sores (herpes labialis);
• impetigo;
• insect bites and hives;
• tick bites (post-exposure prophylaxis to prevent Lyme disease);
• sprains and strains (musculoskeletal); and
• urinary tract infections (UTIs)

To learn more, see Local Pharmacies Now a One-Stop-Shop for Thirteen Common Ailments - Ontario News Release.

The Ontario Poison Centre (OPC) is a telephone toxicology consultation service providing expert poison advice 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to the public and health-care providers by calling 1-800-268-9017.

The Canadian Mental Health Association offers both phone and virtual support for a variety of concerns for all ages including anxiety, suicidal ideations (thoughts), sexual assault, abuse, addiction and more. A full list of supports and contact information can be found here.

Adults in Ontario with depression, anxiety and anxiety-related conditions can access free, short-term, evidence-based cognitive-behavioural and related services through the Ontario Structured Psychotherapy Program.