Dear Patients,
Last week, Ontario Health issued a memo directing hospitals to ramp down all elective surgeries and non-emergent/non-urgent activities in order to preserve critical care and human resource capacity. This directive is effective Monday, April 12, and comes as our health system experiences incredible pressure with record numbers of patients in ICUs and climbing COVID-19 case counts.
During this time, family doctors are being asked to continue providing essential primary care services, including cancer screening and immunizations, for patients. Hospitals are also being directed to continue COVID-19 response efforts, including testing and vaccinations.
We will keep you aware of new information as it becomes available.
In the days ahead, please continue to adhere to the province’s stay-at-home order and encourage your family and friends to do the same. The third wave has brought us to a new and critical point in the pandemic, and we all need to work together to slow the spread of the virus and alleviate pressure on our health system.
Following the provincial government’s announcement last week, the City of Toronto is working with hospitals and healthcare partners to set up pop-up clinics in areas with high COVID-19 case counts for those who are 18+ living. As eligibility will now vary greatly based on postal code, age and occupation, please go to www.Ontario.ca/BookVaccine to navigate eligibility requirements.
City/Public Health Mass Immunization Clinics – ages 60+
Seven city-run mass immunizations clinics are now up and running. Appointments for city-run mass vaccination clinics in Toronto and other regions can be booked through:
Community pharmacies are continuing to offer the AstraZeneca vaccine. Over 700 pharmacies across Ontario are offering COVID-19 vaccines. Eligible individuals can contact a participating pharmacy directly to make an appointment.
Sincerely,
The Downtown Toronto Doctors Team
Last week, Ontario Health issued a memo directing hospitals to ramp down all elective surgeries and non-emergent/non-urgent activities in order to preserve critical care and human resource capacity. This directive is effective Monday, April 12, and comes as our health system experiences incredible pressure with record numbers of patients in ICUs and climbing COVID-19 case counts.
During this time, family doctors are being asked to continue providing essential primary care services, including cancer screening and immunizations, for patients. Hospitals are also being directed to continue COVID-19 response efforts, including testing and vaccinations.
We will keep you aware of new information as it becomes available.
In the days ahead, please continue to adhere to the province’s stay-at-home order and encourage your family and friends to do the same. The third wave has brought us to a new and critical point in the pandemic, and we all need to work together to slow the spread of the virus and alleviate pressure on our health system.
Following the provincial government’s announcement last week, the City of Toronto is working with hospitals and healthcare partners to set up pop-up clinics in areas with high COVID-19 case counts for those who are 18+ living. As eligibility will now vary greatly based on postal code, age and occupation, please go to www.Ontario.ca/BookVaccine to navigate eligibility requirements.
City/Public Health Mass Immunization Clinics – ages 60+
Seven city-run mass immunizations clinics are now up and running. Appointments for city-run mass vaccination clinics in Toronto and other regions can be booked through:
- www.ontario.ca/BookVaccine
- 1-888-999-6488 (Ontario Call Centre)
Community pharmacies are continuing to offer the AstraZeneca vaccine. Over 700 pharmacies across Ontario are offering COVID-19 vaccines. Eligible individuals can contact a participating pharmacy directly to make an appointment.
Sincerely,
The Downtown Toronto Doctors Team
After Hours Number 416-299-6684
Telehealth ontario 1-866-797-0000
Virtual Emergency Department - Online Bookings
For UHN visit the link below:
https://www.uhn.ca/PatientsFamilies/Visit_UHN/Emergency/Pages/ED_Virtual_Visits.aspx?utm_source=website&utm_medium=RighRail&utm_campaign=EDVirtualVisit
For St.Michael's Hospital Unity Health Toronto
https://stmichaelshospital.com/programs/emergency/virtual-visit.php
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As a rostered patient of a FHO you agree to complete all
of your primary care through this organization.
You agree to call our clinic for your medical needs.
You agree to utilize our After Hours Clinics if an appointment is not available at our location.
You agree not to utilize walk-in clinics.
If you fail to meet your obligations as a patient you may be derostered.
Clinic Phone 647-427-6001
After Hours Number 416-299-6684
Please Note: We are a Family Practice not a Walk-In Clinic
Important: New Clinic Email
We want to thank you for your ongoing support and patience while we are working hard to bring you encrypted email in order to keep your medical information secure.
Due to your feedback and our experience with Ocean email, we have decided to stop our partnership with Ocean. After much research and trials, we will be switching to Hushmail as our encrypted email provider. Hushmail is HIPAA and PIPEDA (Canadian equivalent of HIPAA) compliant.
What does this mean for you? You will no longer need to use the convoluted messaging system on our website!
As of March 15, 2021, you can email directly to reception@dtddoctors.com for appointments and other inquiries.
You will also receive encrypted emails from this address. The first time you open an email from this address, you will be prompted to set up a password to open future emails from us. Once an email is opened, it will be available to you for 90 days before it is deleted.
As a friendly reminder, please allow 4-7 days for email replies. Call us directly at 647-427-6001 for urgent issues. Please keep your emails brief so we can respond to you efficiently.
Please do not email and call office, as that creates a backlog and delay in response time. Emails will Not be checked on the weekends and long weekends.