Battlefords and area patients will soon have greater access to the medical care and services they need, thanks to the recruitment of more family physicians and expansion of walk-in clinic hours at the Twin City Medical Walk-In Clinic in North Battleford.
Recruitment of the two physicians enables PNHR to expand walk-in services at the clinic to include Sundays, starting Nov. 6.
Prairie North Health Region has announced two new physicians are joining the clinic. They are Dr. Ijeoma Ozoh and Dr. Negin Asefi. Dr. Ozoh has arrived and has begun seeing patients. Dr. Asefi is anticipated to begin her medical practice at the clinic by the end of October.
“This means patients will be able to access walk-in services at the clinic seven days a week, except holidays,” said Vikki Smart, PNHR vice-president of Primary Health Services.
“We are thrilled to be able to meet this commitment to enhanced walk-in clinic hours and greater access to family physicians, within a year of introduction of the Twin City walk-in service to our patients,” Smart added.
All four doctors who deliver the clinic’s walk-in services are accepting new patients on a regular caseload basis. Individuals and families without a family physician may be able to obtain one. Individuals wishing to contact the new physicians for appointments can call the clinic at 306-446-8440. Appointments are available Monday through Friday 8 a.m. - 8 p.m., except holidays.
Walk-in service hours are also 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Saturday walk-in service hours are 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Once implemented Nov. 6, Sunday walk-in service hours will be 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Walk-in services at the Twin City Medical Clinic began on Nov. 9, 2015 following purchase of the clinic by Prairie North Health Region and recruitment of Dr. Phillips Eraga and Dr. Afolabi Olayinka of the clinic’s now four physicians.
Dr. W.G.C. Lipsett continues his private practice at the clinic and can be reached at 306-445-1066.
