What is a Family Health Organization?
Family Health Organizations, or FHOs, are an initiative from the Ontario Ministry of Health and Ontario Ministry of Long-Term Care.
What is a Family Health Organization?
A Family Health Organization is an approach to primary health care that brings together different healthcare providers to coordinate the highest possible quality of care for you and your family.
Designed to improve and expand access to primary care, Family Health Organizations (FHOs) consist of a team of doctors, who work together to provide you with ongoing, comprehensive care.
For FHOs to be effective, enrolled patients commit to receiving their primary health care from their primary physician. FHOs provide care during regular and extended office hours and patients also have access to Telehealth a nurse-staffed Telephone Health Advisory Service.
Benefits of an FHO
When you are a Family Health Organization patient at Doctors Office Toronto you enjoy the following benefits:
- A team of doctors that provide primary health care, chronic disease management and self-help tools to improve health
- Ability to call for same-day appointments based on availability
- Requests for us to advocate for you to get the tests and services you need
- Requests for us to make appropriate referrals on your behalf
- Telephone health advice 24/7 through TeleHealth
The office will be closed on all statutory holidays: New Year’s Day, Family Day, Good Friday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, August Civic Holiday, Labour Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
URGENT AFTER-HOURS VIRTUAL CARE
If you have an URGENT issue that CANNOT wait and it’s after hours Monday through Thursday 5 pm to 7:30 pm or Sunday 8 am -2 pm, please call the office and follow the instructions on the phone to leave a message for the physician on call.
If you are experiencing difficulties paying your fees online, please call Melissa at 416-787-3152
If you have an URGENT medical problem that is not life threatening, consider visiting Toronto’s Virtual Emergency Department.