Kawartha Lakes Health Care Initiative

11/06/2025

Join us for our sixth Lunch and Learn session to learn more about the East Region Virtual Care Clinic. The East Region Virtual Care Clinic (ERVCC) ensures patients can access timely care by providing virtual care appointments for patients across Ontario Health’s East Region. Visit: https://www.klhoht.ca/lunch-and-learn-6 to register.

11/06/2025

11/06/2025

10/23/2025

The Kawartha Lakes Haliburton Ontario Health Team (KLH-OHT) continues to make strong progress in connecting more local residents with a primary care provider.

✔️ 700 new patients are being attached at the Haliburton Highlands Family Health Organization (about 250 to date)
✔️ 100+ new patients are being connected to Nurse Practitioners and Family Physicians in Bobcaygeon, Woodville, and Lindsay
✔️ Providers across the region continue to expand capacity as part of this system-wide effort

If you don’t currently have a primary care provider, registering with Health Care Connect at ontario.ca/healthcareconnect or by calling 1-800-445-1822 is the most important step you can take.

Additionally, you no longer need to de-roster from an existing provider to register—this update ensures everyone actively seeking local care is counted and prioritized appropriately.

Together, we’re building a stronger, more equitable foundation for primary care—one that ensures every resident can access comprehensive, team-based care close to home.

👉 Learn more at https://www.klhoht.ca/progress-on-expanding-primary-care-access

10/19/2025

10/19/2025

Representatives from KLHCI and City of Peterborough spent Saturday speaking with Canadians studying medicine in Ireland, on behalf of our communities and all those represented by the Eastern Ontario Physician Recruitment Alliance. Approximately 170 students were in attendance with many questions regarding electives and observerships, also discussions about the recently announced changes to matching to Residency in Ontario. Overall, a successful event. Thank you to the Canadian Society of Physican Recruitment ( ) for organizing this event.

09/30/2025

KLHCI was delighted to showcase Kawartha Lakes this past weekend to two Family Medicine Residents and their families. Everyone spent some time enjoying the Bobcaygeon Fall Fair, a driving tour of Kawartha Lakes with a stop at , dinner at , and then a stroll to view the falls. Of course, a tour of the was included.

09/22/2025

Ready to chat with the McMaster K-W family medicine residents this morning!