Find help if you don't have a Family Doctor or Nurse Practitioner

There are ways to access the care you need if you don't have a Family Doctor or Nurse Practitioner.

Find Emergency Services

Ross Memorial Hospital

Haliburton Highlands Health Services

East Region Virtual Care Clinic

The East Region Virtual Care Clinic is a Nurse Practitioner-led virtual care clinic that works with local health care providers to ensure patients can access more timely care.

Crisis Services

9-8-8 is a new national helpline for anyone who is thinking about suicide, or who is worried about someone they know. Call or text 9-8-8 toll-free, anytime for support in English and French. Calls from Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton Country will be routed to CMHA HKPR’s call centre and you will be connected with local supports.

Unattached Patient Urgent Care Clinic

The CKL Family Health Team is offering an urgent care clinic for the residents of Kawartha Lakes who do not currently have a family doctor or nurse practitioner.

Minden Urgent Care Clinic

A new urgent care clinic in Minden is provided by Kawartha North Family Health Team. Hours of operation are 10am-5pm seven days per week.

Chronic Disease Support

Using our service finder to connect with local health service providers offering services for chronic disease management

Community Paramedics

Paramedics providing in-home services to help vulnerable adults remain healthy at home. 

Health811

Get connected to health care 24/7. Call 811 to connect with a registered nurse day or night for free, secure and confidential health advice.

Hospice and palliative care near you

Hospice palliative care aims to relieve suffering and improve the quality of life for persons who are living with a life limiting illness. Palliative care meets not only physical needs, but also psychological, social, cultural, emotional and spiritual needs of each person and family. Using our service finder, enter your home address and then select "Palliative Care & Hospice."

Community Support Services

Find local community supports enabling you to live in your home, longer and safely. Services include: Meals on Wheels or Group Dining, Day Programs, Personal Support, Grocery/Pharmacy Delivery, Transportation, Telephone Safety Checks, Social Clubs/Events and more.

Long-Term Care

Long-term care homes are residential homes that provide ongoing care to patients whose care needs cannot be met in the community.

In-Home Care

Ontario’s 14 Home and Community Care Support Services organizations coordinate in-home and community-based care for thousands of patients across the province every day.

Colorectal Cancer Screening

The fecal immunochemical test (FIT) is a screening test for people at average risk of getting colorectal cancer. Visit the Central East Regional Cancer Program's website to find out more about how to get screened for colon cancer.

Breast Cancer Screening

If you are between 50 to 74 years of age, the Ontario Breast Screening Program (OBSP) recommends you have a mammogram every 2 years. Click the link below to book your mammogram with Ross Memorial Hospital's Diagnostic Imaging Department.

Cervical Cancer Screening

A number of upcoming cervical cancer screening clinics are offered by the Midwives of Lindsay and the Lakes.

Ross Memorial Hospital offers cervical cancer screening through their Women's Health Clinic, with priority given to women with no access to a family doctor or nurse practitioner.

Cervical cancer screening is offered at the Haliburton, Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit’s Sexual Health Clinics. Call 1-866-888-4577 ext. 1205 to book an appointment for a Pap test.