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Plain English at the chair
Diagnoses, options, and risks explained without jargon. If you walk out unsure what we did, we did not finish the visit.
THE CLINIC, IN PLAIN ENGLISH
A neighbourhood medical clinic.
A NOTE FROM THE FRONT DESK
We answer the phone. We say what we are doing. We bill OHIP. The door is open.
A FOREWORD
Argyle Medical Clinic is a small community medical practice on Clarke Road in east London. We see family-medicine patients on our roster, plus walk-in visits during posted clinic hours. Most of our work is the kind of routine care that keeps a neighbourhood healthy: physicals, prescriptions, kids' check-ups, blood-pressure follow-ups, sore throats, sprained ankles, and the occasional referral when a specialist is the right answer.
We are not a hospital, we are not an urgent-care, and we are not a walk-in factory. We are the doctor's office on Clarke Road. The waiting room has chairs people actually use, and the front desk knows most of the regulars by name.
Most visits are covered by OHIP. Bring your Ontario health card to every visit. We tell you up front if any service is uninsured.
FOUR PRINCIPLES
How the clinic runs.
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Walk-in welcomed
Same-day visits during posted hours. We do not turn away the easy cases just because they are easy.
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Time at the chair
Family-medicine visits run as long as they need to. We protect a few longer slots a day for complex cases.
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Same building, same neighbourhood
A community medical clinic on Clarke Road in east London. The street is named after the road. The clinic feels like the street.
FIRST-VISIT NOTE
Bring your OHIP card and a list.
For walk-in visits, bring your Ontario health card and a brief list of what is going on, plus any current medications. The doctor will read it before you go in. For family-medicine appointments, also bring any past records you have on hand.
FOR WALK-INS
- Bring Ontario health card
- Brief note of what is going on
- List of current medications
- Any allergies (especially drug)
- Past records if you have them