Posts Tagged: Medical Home

Integrated Care: It Takes a Team

The waiting room at Bonnie Doon Medical Clinic is standing room only this windy April morning. But the crowd gathered in this comfortable neighbourhood clinic isn’t here to renew prescriptions…

Your health is the focus in a medical home

by Rhonda PhilipenkoHealthy Aging Nurse “Home” brings the hope of being taken care of. Your “medical home” offers the same hope. The people in your medical home are your family…

COPD patient becomes stronger with exercise

Sabine Brouillette credits her health team at Edmonton Southside PCN for saving her life. The 67-year-old COPD patient’s breathing was becoming worse. When she was refused treatment at her dentist…

Patient succeeds with small steps

Step by step is how Maha Chehayeb achieved her goal of becoming more physically active despite health issues. She was told by her family doctor, Dr. Rafi Husain that she…

Team approach improves patient care

Family doctors have improved the way they practice medicine since joining Edmonton Southside Primary Care Network 10 years ago. Dr. Brian Ritchie, of Ermineskin Medical Clinic, was one of the…

Family physician sees impact of PCN services

Edmonton Southside Primary Care Network equipped Dr. Mark Antoniuk with resources offering him the opportunity to accept additional patients to his medical practice. “I’ve actually had new patients who’ve wanted…

Why you need a family doctor

When Betty and Orville moved to south Edmonton 30 years ago, they knew they had to find a new family doctor. They consulted with friends and family in the area…