Getting Care Without a Family Doctor
The honest map of care in Belleville when you don't have a doctor — Health Care Connect, pharmacist prescribing, Health811, walk-in options and the ER.
Thousands of people in Belleville don't have a family doctor, and most walk-in clinics no longer see patients who aren't registered with them. That doesn't mean there's no care — here is the honest map of it.
The situation, plainly
You're not alone: roughly 15,000 people in the Belleville area are without a family doctor, and the city is paying recruitment incentives of up to $150,000 to bring more in. New doctors are arriving, but the wait is real — the steps below are how people actually get care in the meantime.
What to do
Put your name on the provincial list — Health Care Connect