Northeastern Manitoulin Family Health Team, Espanola & Area Family Health Team and the Centre de sant\u00e9 communautaire du Grand Sudbury are all on the list for expansion<\/p>\n
During the Aug. 18 Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference, Health Minister Sylvia Jones said the province will link 600,000 more people to a family doctor or primary care provider with a $250-million boost to the Primary Care Action Plan.<\/p>\n
The next call for proposals launches in September to create or expand some 78 primary care teams in the province with a goal of connecting all Ontario residents to primary care by 2029, the province said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs we work to connect every person in Ontario to a family doctor or primary care team by 2029, we\u2019re making historic investments to bring more care directly into communities across the province,\u201d said Jones in a news release. \u201cThis next call for proposals will connect 600,000 more people to family doctors and primary care teams, keep families healthier and relieve pressure on emergency departments.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Primary Care Action Plan was unveiled in January 2025 with a $3.4-billion funding announcement.<\/p>\n
Ontario said it plans to add more than 300 new primary care teams by 2029, connecting two million more people to care.<\/p>\n
\u201cSince the launch of the Primary Care Action Plan, over 437,000 people have been connected to primary care,\u201d the province said in the news release.<\/p>\n