{"id":1881,"date":"2024-02-15T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/willbouma.ca\/?p=1881"},"modified":"2024-02-15T15:58:46","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T20:58:46","slug":"ontario-connecting-more-people-to-primary-care-teams-in-brantford-brant-six-nations-and-surrounding-areas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willbouma.ca\/ontario-connecting-more-people-to-primary-care-teams-in-brantford-brant-six-nations-and-surrounding-areas\/","title":{"rendered":"Ontario Connecting More People to Primary Care Teams in Brantford, Brant, Six Nations and Surrounding Areas"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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NEWS February 15, 2024<\/p>

BRANTFORD \u2014 The Ontario Government is investing $3,821,706.00 to connect more people to primary care teams in Brantford, Brant, Six Nations and surrounding communities.\u00a0 This is part of Ontario\u2019s $110 million investment to connect up to 328,000 people to primary care teams, bringing the province one step closer to connecting everyone in Ontario to primary care.<\/p>

\u201cAs the MPP for Brantford-Brant, practicing Optometrist and active volunteer firefighter in the County of Brant, I hear constantly that healthcare is one of the most important kitchen table topics throughout the community\u201d, said Brantford-Brant MPP Will Bouma. \u201cWith today\u2019s investment, Ontario will be connecting 14,005 patients who are currently unattached to a primary health provider to a family health team.\u00a0 Our Government is committed to a strong, quality, local and public healthcare system and this is a huge step to close the gap for people who do not have a family doctor\u201d.<\/p>

Ontario currently leads the country with 90 per cent of people connected to a regular health care provider. As a next step to close the gap for people not connected to primary care in the community, the province is supporting new and expanded interprofessional primary care teams in Brantford, Brant, Six Nations and surrounding areas.<\/p>