Queen’s Family Health Team awarded $100K grant to connect patients to primary care
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Queen’s Family Health Team awarded $100,000 grant by Kingston to connect 1,200 patients to primary care, boosting access and reducing unattached patient numbers citywide.
The Queen’s Family Health Team has been awarded $100,000 through the City of Kingston’s Primary Care Clinic Expansion Grant to help attach 1,200 unattached patients to primary care services.
The grant was presented last week by city councillors Brandon Tozzo and Gregory Ridge.
The funding will support two key initiatives: the New Patient Intake Initiative, which streamlines the process of bringing on unattached patients, and a program to update patient records, traditionally a time-consuming task for administrative staff.
These efforts will enable the clinic to roster patients more efficiently through Health Care Connect and improve care delivery.
Craig Desjardins, the city’s director of strategy, highlighted the significance of the grant. “The city is very pleased to announce the fifth grant as part of its clinic grant program to attract family doctors and support unattached patients in Kingston,” he said.
“Some great news for the holiday season.”
Desjardins also noted progress in reducing the number of unattached patients in Kingston. “I think the number a couple of years ago was 30,000, last year was 20,000, and I think we’re down to about 14,000 right now. So we’re making progress.
“It’s slow, I know it’s not fast enough for those who don’t have a family doctor. It’s a challenge quite frankly across the province and across the country.”
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