CDK Family Medicine and Walk-In Clinic in Kingston, Ont., is holding a patient rostering day to connect patients with primary care. The clinic saw hundreds of people line up for hours during its first rostering day in late February. This time, the clinic will hand out numbers to the first 100 people in line, while others can go home.
Hundreds waited in line for a chance at a family doctor during CDK Family Medicine and Walk-In Clinic's first rostering day in late February. A clinic in Kingston , Ont., that's seen hundreds of people line up for hours just for a shot at securing a family doctor says the seemingly "barbaric" approach is efficient, but isn't the only way it's connecting patients with primary care .
This time, lead physician Ziny Yen said staff will hand out numbers to the first 100 people in line. Everyone else can go home.Those fortunate residents who get a number will be added to the clinic's roster throughout the day, along with their immediate family members, for an estimated total of 300 new patients.
CDK Family Medicine and Walk-In Clinic provided this map showing the geographic area from which it will be accepting 100 new patients and their family members during a rostering day on April 13, 2024. "The idea being every region of concern will have a health home where unattached patients can go to a clinic," she explained.
One of the criticisms of CDK's approach is that it allows people to jump the queue, so long as they're willing and able to spend hours waiting on the sidewalk. She said there are only five "care connectors" serving the community and, while they work very hard, they must contact patients directly in order to get their consent to release information to the clinic.
The ministry did not directly respond to a question asking how many care connectors are serving Kingston, but said it's working to streamline the process to make it faster and easier, with changes expected soon.
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