Looking for a family doctor

PCAN · Post by **PCAN** » Jun 1st, 2021, 10:53 am

Hi,

Can anyone recommend a family doctor in the Kelowna, West Kelowna, Lake County atea that is accepting new patients?

Thank you!

LANDM · Post by **LANDM** » Jun 1st, 2021, 11:38 am

PCAN wrote: ↑Jun 1st, 2021, 10:53 am Hi,

Can anyone recommend a family doctor in the Kelowna, West Kelowna, Lake County atea that is accepting new patients?

Thank you!

I don’t believe a recommendation is much use now. It is more of a case of who has an opening for new patients.

oneh2obabe · Post by **oneh2obabe** » Jun 1st, 2021, 11:42 am

https://bccfp.bc.ca/for-the-public/find ... ly-doctor/

alanjh595 · Post by **alanjh595** » Jun 1st, 2021, 12:46 pm

https://divisionsbc.ca/central-okanagan ... ily-doctor

kelownman · Post by **kelownman** » Jun 1st, 2021, 10:49 pm

alanjh595 wrote: ↑Jun 1st, 2021, 12:46 pm https://divisionsbc.ca/central-okanagan ... ily-doctor

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oneh2obabe · Post by **oneh2obabe** » Jun 17th, 2021, 8:40 am

Vintage View Medical has a new doctor joining their practice come August. Vintage View is located at Hwy. 97 / Elk Road - same mall as Best Western Plus Hotel.

Our clinic is happy to announce that Dr. Grace-Marie Lenton will join us in early August, after relocating from England. She will be eager to build her new practice here. New patients will be welcome.

https://www.vintageviewmedical.ca/

Even Steven · Post by **Even Steven** » Jun 17th, 2021, 9:35 am

oneh2obabe wrote: ↑Jun 17th, 2021, 8:40 am Vintage View Medical has a new doctor joining their practice come August. Vintage View is located at Hwy. 97 / Elk Road - same mall as Best Western Plus Hotel.

Our clinic is happy to announce that Dr. Grace-Marie Lenton will join us in early August, after relocating from England. She will be eager to build her new practice here. New patients will be welcome.
https://www.vintageviewmedical.ca/

Yup, I was about to post it. Vintage View is my clinic. Good people!

FYI, you don't have to wait till August to contact them, they're pre-signing people right now.

oneh2obabe · Post by **oneh2obabe** » Jun 17th, 2021, 10:20 am

^^^I know - all that info for getting on the wait list for the new doctor is in the web site. Been a patient of Vintage View since it opened.

Eyeswideopen · Post by **Eyeswideopen** » Aug 16th, 2021, 11:34 am

`Anyone know of any doctors accepting new patients in Kelowna. I had a family doctor in West Kelowna but that was too far a drive and since I haven't been there in years they dropped me. The office there has other doctors that are accepting new patients but I am hoping to find something in Kelowna so I don't have to drive over an hour round trip.

I have been using walk in clinics for the past several years but a lot of them don't even want to talk to me now with covid and whatnot. For some things like ongoing health conditions and regular checks they strongly recommend a family doctor instead so they can track my status.

just popping in · Post by **just popping in** » Aug 16th, 2021, 1:03 pm

https://divisionsbc.ca/central-okanagan ... ily-doctor

https://bccfp.bc.ca/for-the-public/find ... ly-doctor/

Eyeswideopen · Post by **Eyeswideopen** » Aug 16th, 2021, 1:25 pm

just popping in wrote: ↑Aug 16th, 2021, 1:03 pm https://divisionsbc.ca/central-okanagan ... ily-doctor

https://bccfp.bc.ca/for-the-public/find ... ly-doctor/

I applied on that site quite awhile ago. I am being told it is 3 to 6 months wait at a minimum and no guarantees. A quicker alternative is to find a doctor accepting new patients and fill out a form with them. Hence why I am here asking if anyone knows of any.

just popping in · Post by **just popping in** » Aug 16th, 2021, 3:44 pm

Try Evolve Allied, new office on Pandosy, there is a wait list but put your name on it.

Lady tehMa · Post by **Lady tehMa** » Nov 28th, 2021, 10:35 am

I know there's another thread about this somewhere - it should probably be pinned to the top . . .

It took me 3 months of knocking on doors in my area before I was accepted. I went back more than once, always polite and deferential. Eventually, my current doc (more like the admin) took my family on.

Here we go
viewtopic.php?f=98&t=88762

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