By Richard Coffin
The Ontario government is putting out a call for proposals to create and expand up to 80 primary care teams to connect 300,000 more people to a family doctor and primary care this year.  

Through the Nipissing Wellness Ontario Health Team, the North Bay area is among those that are eligible and will be assessed for round one funding.   

That includes communities from Warren to Mattawa and Temagami to Trout Creek.  

“Through our government’s record investments in primary care, Ontario has achieved the highest rate of access to a regular health care provider in the country,” said Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health. “To continue to build on this progress, we are taking the next step to connect 300,000 more people to primary care this year– bringing us one step closer to our goal of connecting every person in the province to primary care.” 

The province is investing $213 million to support the first call for proposals.