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Ontario Attaches More than 511K People to Primary Care Amid Goal of Connecting All
The province says many of the new patients came off the Health Care Connect wait list as it works toward universal attachment by 2029.
- On Monday, Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones announced that more than 511,000 people have been connected to primary care since the province launched its plan last year, keeping the government on track to reach all Ontarians by 2029.
- The province's $3.4-billion primary health care plan, launched in January 2025, aimed to close a gap that left 2.5 million people without a family doctor last year according to the Ontario Medical Association.
- Officials cleared more than 470,000 residents from the Health Care Connect waitlist since 2025, while Jones said the province is spending $300 million to create 170 primary care nurse practitioner seats and 150 physician assistant positions.
- While the primary care expansion progresses, Ontario hospitals face financial strain, with Health Care London announcing 85 registered nurse reductions and Hamilton Health Sciences forecasting 413 total job cuts this year.
- Dr. Jane Philpott, appointed in 2024 to lead the primary care action team, stated, "Together, we are building a health care system to last," signaling the government's long-term commitment to universal coverage.
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Ontario attaches more than 511k people to primary care amid goal of connecting all
TORONTO - Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones says more than 511,000 people have been connected to primary care since her government set a goal of attaching everyone in the province.
·Toronto, Canada
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