Belleville City Council has backed a motion by Councillor Carr to formally request a push to get residents to sign up for Health Care Connect, the Ontario government’s official list used to measure how many people are still “unattached” (without a doctor).
Many residents without a doctor haven’t joined the official provincial list. This motion aims to close that gap, ensuring Belleville’s numbers accurately reflect the local need and no one in Belleville is “invisible” to the provincial health care system.
The move comes as the Ford government’s Primary Care Action Plan’s goal of ensuring 2 million more people will be newly attached to primary care by 2029. By getting more people registered, the City hopes to show the province exactly how many doctors are needed in the region to meet the 2029 deadline.
The recruitment drive includes:
- Registration clinics: – Belleville General Hospital Foundation is being asked to run regular community clinics – similar to a successful program in Trenton – to help residents sign up for the list in person.
- Communication Strategy: Belleville’s Physician Recruitment office will launch a marketing campaign to explain exactly why being on the list matters and how residents can join.
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