After-Hours Care

Summerville Family Health Team recognizes that medical issues often arise outside of our regular office hours. We offer appointments for URGENT needs on weekday evenings, Saturdays and Sundays at one of our five locations. Details can be found here Hours Of Operation.

Maintain the circle of care. Try to avoid walk-in clinics.

• Community walk-in clinics do not have access to your medical history 
• Your family physician is rarely notified about a walk-in visit and is therefore unable to provide any necessary follow-up care
• All Summerville FHT physicians and health care providers have access to your detailed medical history and can provide appropriate care specific to your needs
• When you visit a Summerville After-Hours Clinic, your medical records are updated and remain clear and consistent
• Your family physician is always made aware of your after-hours visit and can easily follow up with you if necessary

While our physicians do reserve same-day appointments for urgent medical needs, you may not know if your issue can wait until the clinic opens. The Telephone Health Advisory Service (THAS) offers Summerville FHT patients after-hours telephone health advice and, when appropriate, access to the Summerville FHT on-call physician.

THAS is available outside regular clinic hours at 1-866-553-7205.