The Greater Napanee Health Home (GNHH) launched in April 2024 – through a collaboration with the Kingston Community Health Centres, the Mighty Docs Family Health Organization, the Lennox & Addington County General Hospital and the Town of Greater Napanee.
Health Homes are the new model of care introduced by the Frontenac, Lennox and Addington Ontario Health Team, in which comprehensive ongoing primary care is provided through a team-based model.
This GNHH provides team-based care at multiple sites in the Greater Napanee area. This includes providing care to more than 5,000 people in the town of Greater Napanee who do not yet have a primary care provider (family doctor or nurse practitioner) – the GNHH Access Clinic was developed for this purpose.
GNHH Access Clinic
- For people without a primary care provider (family doctor or nurse practitioner)
- Appointments can be made for:
- prescription renewals
- acute episodic or urgent issues such as, UTIs, ear infections, eye infections, etc., (non life-threatening issues)
- Location: GNHH-Napanee Area Community Health Centre site
What is team-based care?
Primary care providers (physicians and nurse practitioners) are supported by nurses, allied health providers and physician specialists. The GNHH team:
- Family doctors
- Nurse practitioners
- Nurses
- Dietitians
- Social workers & Psychotherapists
- Respiratory therapist
- Kinesiologist
- Practical assistance worker
Services offered:
Together this team can deliver care according to their full scope of practice while addressing the care needs of the population.
- Access Clinic
- Advanced Foot Care
- Counselling Services
- Dental Services
- Diabetes Education
- Harm Reduction
- Kinesiologist Services
- Nutrition Services
- Practical Assistance
- Respiratory Services
- Sexual Health Services
- Smoking Cessation Services
- Youth Services
How can I receive team-based care at GNHH?
If you do not have a family doctor, you first need to register with Health Care Connect (the provincial system for rostering to a doctor or nurse practitioner) by:
- Calling 811 or 1-800-445-1822 – to speak to a nurse who will ask a short series of questions, OR
- Registering online at Health Care Connect – to enter your information online quickly and easily.
Health Care Connect will attach you to this Health Home based on your address in the Town of Greater Napanee. This Health Home has a growing team of primary care providers – as capacity increases, more people will be attached to their providers.
If you have a family doctor but want to change to this Health Home, you first need to de-roster from your doctor then register with Health Care Connect.