Medical advice:
- call Health Connect Ontario (formerly Telehealth) by dialing 811 (TTY 1-866-797-0007) or visit their website by clicking here. This is a new service in Ontario and connects you with a registered nurse day or night (for free). Check your symptoms, get health advice, find a health service in your area, or get info from the medical library.
Medical Care for Unattached Patients:
- Colborne Rural Outreach Clinic - Call 289-265-0505 to book an appointment with a Nurse Practitioner. Clinic is located at 34 Victoria Street Colborne, ON. No walk-ins. For more info click here.
- Haliburton, Kawartha Pine Ridge Public Health District Sexual Health Clinics - call 1-866-888-4577, ext. 1205 to book an appointment. No walk-ins. Clinics are health in Port Hope, Lindsay, Campbellford, Brighton and Haliburton. Pap tests for unattached patients can be booked.
- Cancer Screening for people without a primary care provider - read about accessing screening tests for bowel, breast, lung, and cervical cancer if you are an unattached patient.
- Ontario Health Team Northumberland (OHT-N) - find services near you. Resources for patients & caregivers in Northumberland County. Can't find what you're looking for? Call the OHT-N Navigator at 289-265-0505 during business hours.
Medical Care - Walk-in and Virtual Clinics:
- Trent Hills Virtual Clinic –Trent Hills Pharmacy, lower level 119 Isabella St. Campbellford. Call (833) 479-0224 or (705) 653-0404 .
- Virtual clinic – MacLaren’s IDA Pharmacy, upper level 79 Bridge St. E. Campbellford. (705) 653-5040.
- Enhanced Care Clinic-Warkworth - 26 Main Street, Warkworth, ON 705-924-2711
- Ontario Health Team Northumberland (OHT-N) - directory of Walk-in and virtual clinics
- Other Walk-in or Virtual Clinics in the Central East LHIN region. Check online for other areas or regions.
For medical emergencies only, visit a hospital Emergency Department.
Mental Health + Suicide Prevention & Hotlines:
- Crisis Suicide Hotline: Dial or Text 988 from anywhere in Canada.
- Canada Suicide Prevention Service: 1-833-456-4566 (Phone) or text 45645 (Text, 4 p.m. to midnight ET only) crisisservicescanada.ca
- Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention: Find a 24-hour crisis centre or visit suicideprevention.ca
- In Quebec (French): Association québécoise de prévention du suicide: 1-866-APPELLE (1-866-277-3553)
- Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868 (Phone), Live Chat counselling at www.kidshelpphone.ca
- Cobourg Youth Walk-in Counselling: 905-377-7784, Community Mental Health Services, 1011 Elgin St., West, Suite 200, Cobourg. Tuesdays 8:00-4:00, Thursdays 10:00-6:00. Ages 7-18 years. First come first served - no referral required. Telephone, virtual and in-person appointments.
For Prenatal Care & Young Families:
- HKPR Public Health Unit Pregnancy & Parenting Program at https://www.hkpr.on.ca/classes-clinics-and-supports/pregnancy-and-parenting-supports/
Respiratory Illness:
- COVID testing is available at certain locations on this link COVID Testing Centres. The Ontario Ministry of Health is no longer funding the distribution of free COVID testing kits.
- Pharmacists can now prescribe anti-viral treatment, Paxlovid, to eligible individuals in person or by phone at no cost. Eligible individuals should contact their local pharmacy to confirm if they prescribe Paxlovid, and how to get a prescription. Treatment must begin within 5 days of symptom onset. A positive RAT is sufficient to access Paxlovid, a positive PCR test is no longer required.
For additional information regarding COVID-19 please visit the Haliburton, Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit website. The Ontario Ministry of Health is no longer funding the distribution of free COVID testing kits.
If you do not have a provider in the province of Ontario, call Health Care Connect at 1-866-532-3161 to register as an unattached patient seeking a provider.
