There is a new family doctor in town for the residents of Apsley.
Beginning on February 28, 2018, Dr. Paul Hasson will join the Peterborough Family Health Team model of care, opening his practice in the North Kawartha Health Centre (183 Burleigh St, Apsley).
He will be working part-time on Wednesdays and Fridays until he is able to transition to full-time.
Dr. Hasson replaces Apsley’s previous family doctor, Dr. Wagdy Rayes, who retired at the end of June 2017 after 40 years and closed his practice, leaving Apsley residents without a family doctor.
Dr. Hasson obtained his Bachelor of Science from the University of New Brunswick in 1987 and graduated from medicine at Dalhousie in 1991.
During his career, he served as medical officer in the Canadian Armed Forces and owned Queens Park Health in Toronto. He is no stranger to the Apsley area.
“I have been coming to the area for the past several years, enjoying the natural beauty and friendly people of the area,” Dr. Hasson says. “I have enjoyed the Paudash Snowmobile trails in the winter, and ATV trails and lakes in the summer. I look forward to serving the medical needs of the Apsley community for years to come, and hope that I can live up to Dr. Rayes distinguished service to the area.”
Residents looking for a family doctor must either go to the North Kawartha Health Centre to complete registration forms, or visit www.apsleymedicalcenter.ca to download the forms when they are available.
To make an appointment or to have questions answered, residents can call the health centre at 705-656-3330. Patients should bring their health card at that time or provide the information over the phone. For those visiting the clinic, it will be open during the following days to sign-up as a patient:
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
- Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Patients who were under the care of the previous family doctor, Dr. Rayes, and those who wish to transition their care back to Apsley will need to visit the clinic during the times mentioned to be put on the list.
Patients under the care of the Nurse Practitioner Hub will automatically be absorbed into Dr. Hasson’s practice when he becomes full-time, and the hub will be integrated into Dr. Hasson’s practice.
Originally, the Peterborough Family Health Team was preparing to launch a virtual care clinic as an interim solution that would provide care to unattached patients. With Dr. Hasson joining the team, this initiative will no longer be moving forward.
