UPDATED 5 July 2010

HOURS OF OPENING
The Walk In Clinic is open Monday to Friday  8am to 5pm, Saturdays 9am to 12pm. This service is available to provide same-day care for urgent medical problems. For follow up of chronic medical issues, company and insurance medicals, and routine appointments we encourage you to make an appointment with your family doctor. Hours for regular appointments are 8am to 5pm Monday to Friday

TAYLOR CLINIC

We operate a satellite clinic in Taylor Monday, Wednesday and Friday 9 am to 12 noon.

AFTER HOURS
There is always essential medical care available after office hours. For phone advice the BC Health Line is available 24 hours a day. Please call 8-1-1 and a registered nurse can advise you about many health care problems. If you need to see a doctor in an emergency, go to the Fort St. John Hospital Emergency Department where there is a GP on call.

WELCOME DR JENNIFER PARKER

We would like to welcome Dr. Parker to the Fort St. John Medical Clinic. Dr. Parker has been a Family Practice Resident with us for the last 2 years and will be joining us as an associate July 1. Dr. Parker is taking new patients so you are welcome to call and make an appointment. We also would like to say (a temporary) farewell to Dr. Jean Van Eeden. Dr. Van Eeden is heading to Vancouver for a year to do more training in anesthesia. Dr Parker will be looking after his patients from now on. If you have any questions then please don't hesitate to call our receptionists.

UBC FAMILY PRACTICE RESIDENTS

We would like to welcome Dr. Kyle Winter and Dr. David Shoesmith as our new Family Practice Residents starting July 1 . Dr. Sandra Wiebe will be continuing on at the clinic in the 2nd year of her residency.

"TRAVEL WELL" TRAVEL MEDICINE CLINIC

Provided by Dr. Engela Brand is available at the Fort St. John Pharmacy and Wellness Centre

http://fsjpharmacy.com/

APPOINTMENTS
Please make appointments in advance. However because health problems can arise quickly we understand the importance of easy access to our office.

If you have an emergency and need to see the doctor urgently, please let the receptionist know this. If you need time with the doctor to talk about a personal problem or a recheck for an existing problem, please let the receptionist know so that we can schedule the right amount of time. Do not forget to mention if you are bringing another family member to see the doctor at the same time. Because of hospital commitments your doctor may not always be available in the Clinic. In such a situation or if you need an urgent appointment, you will be offered an appointment with another Clinic doctor.

Please try not to call before 10 am or after 4 pm for routine appointments.

Be sure to call if you have to cancel an appointment. We would appreciate at least 24 hours notice. You may be charged if you fail to do so.

DURING OFFICE HOURS
If you wish to speak with your doctor during office hours, please explain to the receptionist the nature of the problem. She may be able to help you immediately. If not, she may refer you to the Clinic Nurse. For further advice and care, we recommend you come and see your doctor.

If you are on long-term medication, you should have your health status reviewed from time to time to ensure the treatment is still necessary.

Please feel free to discuss your medical problems with us. Everything you say will be kept in strict confidence and no information released without your permission

TEST RESULTS
Please discuss this with your doctor. If your doctor has ordered tests it is recommended that you make an appointment to see your doctor to discuss them. This way you can ask any questions that may arise. We do not routinely call patients with their results.

TRAINING DOCTORS
Please note that we regularly have training doctors working with us in the clinic.
You will be asked if you are comfortable with having the training doctor present at your consultation. We encourage you to be a part of training the doctors we need for the future of health care in Canada.