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The Ontario government is investing more than $2.1 million to connect thousands of residents in the Brockville and Mallorytown areas to a primary care provider.
The $2,129,300 funding allocation is expected to attach up to 4,845 people to primary care services. Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes MPP Steve Clark announced the investment alongside local health-care partners.
“Connecting 4,845 patients to a primary care provider is a promise made and promise kept and builds on the record funding our government is providing to our local hospitals,” Clark said in a statement.
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The funding was awarded through a recent call for proposals and will support collaborative interprofessional care teams. The local partners receiving the funds include the Lanark, Leeds & Grenville Ontario Health Team, Rideau Community Health Services, Country Roads Community Health Centre and ConnectWell Community Health.
These primary care teams connect patients to a variety of health professionals working under one roof, including family physicians, nurse practitioners, dietitians and social workers.
The local cash injection is part of Ontario’s broader Primary Care Action Plan. The province is investing a total of $3.4 billion between 2025 and 2029 with the stated goal of connecting everyone in Ontario to a publicly funded family doctor or primary care team by 2029.
The province noted it has already surpassed its 2025-26 attachment target, connecting 330,000 people to care as of Jan. 1, 2026, beating its goal of 300,000 by the end of March.
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