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Anastasia Vogt, Vaughan Health Care Foundation administrator, says her organization
is also looking to include other services in the 17, OOO-square-foot building.
"We are in discussion with several
health-service providers to co-locate additional complementary services so people (who require) a diagnostic test,
like an x-ray, and have to get in their car and drive five kilometres to go get the x-ray can just walk down the hall," Vogt said.
"Seniors, who are frail; for example can't necessarily negotiate or navigate the system as efficiently as you or I, as well as individuals with mental health issues.
"So we are hoping to co-locate diagnostic imaging, rehabilitation services, and a number of other services."
These services won't be directly offered through the CHC but it's the foundation's intention that the system will appear seamless to its users.
Vogt said she'll be able to tell the community more about these partnerships in the coming months.
The staffing model of the CHC has been approved by the Ontario Ministry of Health.
It includes doctors, nurse practitioners, a dietitian, a chiropodist, physiotherapists and a health promoter.
All staff will be on salary.
Vogt said the CHC's staff will take as long as the patient needs, unlike a typical OHIP-billing doctor where 10 minutes are allotted per patient.
"A typical scenario: a senior will come in with a big list of issues they want to deal with, and here you can work through the issues," she said.
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Vogt said fostering that relationship is especially important for newcomers or vulnerable populations.
"It's trust," she said.