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Three family doctors opening practice in Penetanguishene

Three new family physicians have established a group practice in Penetanguishene.

Dr. Amanda Murdoch, Dr. Julie Caron and Dr. Adrian Stacy have joined forces to open at the Village Clinic, within the Georgian Village complex, at 101 Thompson’s Road.

The new practice hopes to reduce the number of orphaned patients in the region, while offering person-centered focused care.

“We really mesh well in terms of what we do in our practice, in our ethics, and our shared interest in serving various parts of the community,” said Dr. Stacy. “When we met, everything seemed to click and we decided to go into practice together. It all happened very quickly and here we are.”

Stacy is originally from Hamilton, but his family has always had a connection to North Simcoe as cottagers. He, his wife Elise, and their two daughters made the move to Tiny Township in early 2020.

Stacy got his medical degree from the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg and completed a family medicine residency at Western University in London. He started his career as a staff physician in student health services at Western, while working periodically at Georgian Bay General Hospital in Midland.

Dr. Murdoch is also originally from Hamilton. She received her medical degree from Queen’s University in Kingston and completed a family medicine residency in Peterborough. Murdoch started her career in Sioux Lookout before moving to Penetanguishene with her husband Jonathan.

“We will take a person-centred, holistic, trauma informed approach to care,” said Murdoch. “We are respectful of patients as experts on their own bodies. And, as a group, we make a daily commitment to be actively anti-racist and community minded.”

Dr. Julie Caron is originally from Windsor. She attended the University of Toronto for her medical degree and residency training. While in Toronto, she founded the Rotary Club of Toronto Skyline and the Canadian World Education Foundation in Tanzania. She continues to be involved in advocating for the health and wellbeing of underserved populations, including refugees, undocumented migrants, Indigenous communities, and people faced with homelessness and transient housing.

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COVID-19 assessment centre in Alliston reopens Oct. 7 as appointment-only system

The Stevenson Memorial Hospital’s COVID-19 assessment centre will reopen Wednesday, Oct. 7 after successfully switching to an appointment-based operation.

The centre will still take place on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, but the hours have been changed to 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Residents can call for a same-day appointment on Wednesday, Oct. 7 between the hours of 7 a.m. and noon, but after this, the hospital will transition to a next day service appointment system.

To book an appointment call .

The line will be open on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., but it will be closed if all available appointments have been booked for the following day.

The centre will be closed Monday, Oct. 12 for Thanksgiving and the registration line will also be closed on Sunday, Oct. 11.

“Our team has worked hard to follow the ministry’s guidelines and implement the new appointment system for our community with minimal delay,” said hospital president and CEO Jody Levac. “The new system will eliminate long line ups for individuals and families and is more optimal now that the weather is changing. We are proud to continue to provide this critical service to our community and I thank everyone for their patience as we transition to the new system.”

To ensure testing resources are available for those who need them the most, the province recently updated testing criteria to prioritize those at the greatest risk, while shifting away from untargeted, asymptomatic testing. People should only seek testing at an assessment centre if:

• they have COVID-19 symptoms;

• have been exposed to a confirmed case of the virus, as notified by public health unit or the COVID Alert app;

• live or work in a setting that has a COVID-19 outbreak; an asymptomatic traveller or are in a high risk group.

The hospital has also built capacity to test individuals requiring a pre-surgical swab on Tuesdays and Thursdays to support surgical operations.

To determine whether you meet criteria for a COVID-19 test, visit .

For more information about the COVID-19 assessment centre, visit .