Healthy doctor patient relationships are contractual partnerships between doctors and patients. Lasting doctor - patient relationships rely on :

• Good communication between the patient and the doctor.
• Responsible decision making.
• Mutual respect between the doctor and patient.
• Mutual trust between the doctor and patient.
• Mutual fairness between the doctor and patient. 
• Loyalty towards the practice.

The doctors and the staff of this practice are committed to these principles to serve our patients at best.

Our guidelines will provide you with specific information about our office policies. Please click on the buttons on the top of the page for specific and detailed information. For a printable version, please go to the "Documents" section.

Walk-in clinics are in competition with family practices, and threaten the future of all family physicians and family practices across Canada. 

• Walk in clinics do not provide the same level of care than family physicians do.

• Family doctors typically spends 2 - 3x more time with their patients than doctors working at W/I clinics. In spite of this, the Alberta Health does not differentiate between a quick visit to a "walk-in" doctor and and a visit to a family doctor and pays both physicians equal.

• More and more physicians are therefore opting out of family practice to work in the more lucrative W/I clinics where they can see a 100 - 120 patients a day compared to family practitioner seeing maybe 40 patients daily.

• Family physicians do need to see their own patients for those short quick visits to compensate for the longer visits they spend with them on another day. Family doctors can not keep their doors open for lengthy visits only.

Please support and remain loyal to your family doctor by visiting him / her for ALL your medical needs!