A longtime seasonal resident of Kawartha Lakes, Dr. Emma Kinsella is looking forward to her new year-round role as a physician at the Community Health Centre (CHC) in Lindsay.
The Kawartha Lakes Health Care Initiative (KLHCI) and Community Care City of Kawartha Lakes recently announced Kinsella will be joining the Kawartha Lakes CHC team as of July 29.
“Community Care City of Kawartha Lakes is very pleased to have Dr. Kinsella join our team,” said Melinda Jayne Gilmour, director of clinical services, in a media release.
Kinsella received her Doctor of Medicine from the National University of Ireland in 2020 and completed her family medicine residency at the University of Toronto in 2023. For the past year, she has been providing locum services — covering for other physicians while they are on leave — at two CHCs in Toronto.
She joins the Kawartha Lakes CHC in a permanent, full-time capacity.
“I am looking forward to providing care to the citizens of Kawartha Lakes where I have enjoyed many years at our family cottage,” Kinsella said. “Having already practised in a (CHC) setting, the clinic and area will feel like home to me as I settle in.”
For now, Kinsella will only be seeing current patients of the CHC and those already on the waitlist, Gilmour noted.
“Our waitlist is currently full,” Gilmour said. “However, we will advertise when we are able to take more patients.”
Andrew Veale, KLHCI president, said the organization’s board of directors and its recruitment and retention coordinator are pleased Kinsella has agreed to come to Kawartha Lakes.
“We are looking forward to having Dr. Kinsella in our community for many years to come,” Veale added.
The KLHCI board has representatives from throughout the City of Kawartha Lakes and the board is looking for new members. According to the release, becoming a board member “is an excellent opportunity to volunteer and be part of this vital component of our community health care — the recruitment and retention of family doctors.”
For more information about volunteering or donating financially to support ongoing family doctor recruitment and retention programs in the Kawartha Lakes, contact recruitment and retention coordinator Cindy Snider at csnider@rmh.org or 705-328-6098, or visit the KLHCI’s Kawartha Lakes Family Doctor Recruitment website at www.kawarthalakesdoctors.org.
The CHC, located at 21 Angeline St. N. in Lindsay, offers clinical services for people in the City of Kawartha Lakes through all stages of their lives. The CHC team tends to children and families, offer affordable dental care for all, and provides services for seniors.
In addition to a primary health care clinic, the centre also offers food and nutrition support, wellness services, caregiver support, hospice services and more. The CHC team includes doctors, nurse practitioners, nurses, a social worker, a registered dietician, and others.
Meanwhile, Community Care Kawartha Lakes strives to deliver community support services at the right time, in the right place, for people living in the City of Kawartha Lakes. Its mission is to provide health and community-based services that support independence and enhance quality of life for residents.
