The Ontario government is taking the next steps to deliver its Primary Care Action Plan, which is on track to connect everyone in the province to a family doctor or primary
care provider by 2029.
As part of this plan to connect everyone in Ontario to a publicly funded family doctor or primary care team, the Ontario government is investing more than $3.6M this year to connect
approximately 8,500 people to primary care in the Frontenac, Lennox and Addington region.
“The FLA OHT, led by Dr. Kim Morrison, and specifically the Maple Family Health Team, led by Executive Director Ashley Miller, are to be congratulated on putting together an amazing plan
for supporting our local residents in need of primary care. With this announcement, we have the capacity to attach about 8,500 more people to multi-disciplinary healthcare teams, in underserved communities across Lennox and Addington, including Napanee and Loyalist Township, as well as Sharbot Lake and parts of Frontenac County,” said Hastings – Lennox and Addington
MPP Ric Bresee. “Working with these local health teams, the province is moving forward with its commitment to make the benefits of primary care attachment a realty for everyone in
Ontario.”
This investment is a key step in the FLA OHT’s mission to ensure every resident has access to a family physician or nurse practitioner. The FLA OHT and the Maple Family Health Team will
connect community members to Health Homes in their own neighbourhoods through geographic attachment (“care close to home”), as space allows. Funding will support the development of
a new interprofessional community hub to expand access to team-based care and help people access health professionals tailored to their specific needs. By strengthening local health teams,
the funding will help reduce wait times and provide more comprehensive care for people in rural and underserviced communities.
The Maple Family Health Team expansion was funded through the latest call for proposals under the Primary Care Action Plan, with all 124 teams receiving funding expected to connect
another 500,000 patients to primary care across Ontario. Each team has established a plan to attach a high proportion of unattached people in their community, including those on the Health
Care Connect waitlist.
Through the 2026 Budget, the province is also increasing overall funding for the plan to a total of $3.4 billion between 2025 and 2029.
“We are grateful to the Ministry for their continued partnership. By working together – specifically through the collaboration between the Maple Family Health Team, the Sharbot Lake Family
Health Team and the Greater Napanee Health Home we will make a real impact in attaching even more residents to team-based care across our rural communities and ensuring
every person in the region can achieve their best health.”
