The Reflection on Workshop for Health Care in Ontario

The workshop was offered on Oct. 25, which was on the topic of healthcare service in Ontario. It was useful and helpful to people who live in Ontario, especially for newcomers. During the workshop, what I learned was the following:

• The goverment pays all or part of health care cost if people have health cards in Ontario.
• People can find their family doctors by www.cpso.on.ca if they do not have.
• Apply the free dental service for children who are under 17 years old in low-income levers in Ontario. For example, people can search free dental service information from web site http://www.toronto.ca/health/dental.
• You do not need to make an appointment in walk-in clinics just walk-in.
• Ambulance service is not free if people accept to be taken to hospitals. They must pay $45 or even $240.
• What is the difference between urgent care and emergency care. If people whose problems are not life-threatening need help within half an hour, it is better to get help from urgent care centre or even their family doctors. Otherwise, people whose condition are life-threatening should call 911 immediately to get emergency care to save their lives.
• There is a free MedVisit house call service for those who have a health card. If they do not have one, they must pay $125 in cash.
• Get immunization records. People can call their family doctors to make an appoinment to get it if they needed.
• Telehealth Ontario. People can make free and confidential phonecalls to get free health advice from Registered Nurses. 
• People can call 416-327-4282 if they have questions about using the health care system in Ontario.