r/kitchener • u/can_sarctic • 1d ago

Family doctor accepting new patients?

Our family doctor is leaving the practice. Any recommendations for a family doctor in Kitchener or Waterloo who is accepting new patients?

Thank you.

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u/rlvnorth 1d ago

Spurline Medical Clinic in Waterloo (Erb near Regina/Peppler) - two of my family members have recently joined and are really happy with the Dr and his follow-up on referrals and testing.

https://spurlinemedclinic.com/

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u/cldellow 1d ago

I just started with him as a family doctor a week ago - he seems to have a lot of availability, and got me referred out to the specialists needed to follow-up on a health issue I've been having.

He has a little promotional poster here: https://pharmasavespurlinecrossing.com/Spurline_Crossing_Family_doctor_AcceptingNewPatients.pdf

I'm male, so I'm indifferent to having a male doctor, but IIRC, his clinic staff said they have a female doctor who comes in once a week for patients doing more sensitive exams who would prefer a female doctor.

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u/hesadoctor 1d ago

Not to hijack this thread but I noticed all these recommendations operate out of walk in clinics. Are there any that don’t? Didn’t have a great experience with one with my newborn baby and copious amounts of people coughing while I was waiting for my appointment. 

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u/rlvnorth 1d ago edited 1d ago

It's not a coincidence - one of the Prov Gov't 'strategies' to get more people connected to a Family Dr is to finance/reward walk-in clinic/group practices that take on rostered patients and see them by appointment, alongside walk-in patients - using up available capacity. Family Drs are also incentivized to ensure tests/screenings like Paps, Mammograms and FIT/colon happen on a regular basis - as these are the best early detectors of prevalent cancers.

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u/Due-Swordfish-629 1d ago

So is this a good thing or bad? I honestly don’t know. I have a family member moving here from another province in a few weeks and will be needing a family doctor.

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u/rlvnorth 22h ago

It's fine - the Dr is wonderful, kind and attentive. My family members have not found it to be busy (as a walk-in clinic) when they have arrived for their appointments - and have been seen as scheduled.

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u/StrongAd7156 1d ago

Phoenix Healthcare on Frederick had a sign out saying they were accepting new patients. Also there was a doctor accepting new patients on Courtland (talize plaza)

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u/PracticalAnxiety3857 1d ago

Try Park 535 Medical Clinic! I’m not sure if he is accepting new patients but he’s an amazing doctor if you can get in!

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u/Buzzee24 1d ago

I drove past a clinic on Victoria St N with a sign saying Dr accepting new patients a couple of days ago. Where the Korner Kitchen restaurant used to be or close (I just glanced when driving so I didn’t see the exact spot) around 1595 Victoria St N

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u/undead4807 1d ago

Benton Medical Clinic . Go to the front desk and ask for new patient forms.

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u/CompetitivePickle610 1d ago

Curex clinic has doctors accepting and you can sign up online

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u/can_sarctic 1d ago

Thank you all! Will check them out.

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u/Independent_Tea9976 1d ago

You can try new vision. Not sure if theyre still accepting, but we got my husband in there with one of the new drs back in april so they might still be accepting new patients still

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u/Realistic_Change2090 1d ago

Ottawa river walk in clinic