Can anyone let me know if there are any Doctors taking on new patients in Okotoks? Been here since 21st April and still cannot find a Dr. Now need to get a blood test taken for my life insurance, do I just make an appointment with Urgeent Care? Not sure what to do, any advice please .

Hi. We had a similar problem here in Cochrane - all the doctors weren't taking on any new patients. I know here we have a walk-in clinic where you can just turn up, without an appointment and don't have to be registered. If just means you sometimes have to wait a little time. Perhaps ask around or at one of the doctors surgeries to see if there is a walk-in clinic in Okotoks.

Are you sure you don't just need to go to the blood taking place? Our Doc's (Walk In Clinic) send us off to the blood clinic for any bloodwork that needs to be done (that can be walk in too).

If you have the paperwork you need for the blood test you should be able to just go to the lab as Piff Poff said. It's in the Health Centre on the opposite side of the corridor from Urgent Care.

Have you tried Dr Pepple in sheep river medical centre, she always seems to have places.

Thanks, I will give her a phone

We have the paperwork, will give them a call and see what they say.

Thanks everyone for their advice.

Lorraine

Phoned Dr Pepple, and she is full!! Sods Law! Starting to get really frustrated now!!! Why is it so hard to get a Dr within a reasonable distance from where you live? looks like I am going to have to look further a field.

Hi
When we lived in okotoks a few years ago i did my back in,didnt have a doc so went to the walk in clinic and the did it all there xrays the lot,you can always ring and ask maybe they can tell you where to go.
Hope you find somewhere soon

Thanks, think I will have to do just that!

When we needed bloodwork for our life insurance the company (Sun Life) actually arranged for a nurse to come to our house and did everything there. I take it this company does not offer this?

We then had a problem when one of my husband's results came back "slightly abnormal" it scared the heck out of us as they wouldn't tell us what the problem was so we had to try and locate a doctor as they would only send the results to them. Well we ended up going to a walk-in clinic, waiting for an age, her agreeing to contact the insurance company and they sent the information through to that office, we then had to go back again, wait again only to find out that the Dr would not have even questioned the result. It was a slightly higher liver enzyme function, she was fuming that they even questioned this saying it stresses people out for no reason, looking back, we were really concerned, just moved to a new country only to be told there is something wrong with you!

But I digress, I hope you find a doctor soon, ask at the walk-in clinics if they know of any doctor taking on new patients, that is how I got our family doctor.
Good luck!
Helen

We go to Dr Wilson at the Mokala Med Centre in Okotoks but I have never had a blood test at my doctors. They normally just give you a requisition form & I take it to the Sth Calgary Health Centre where they take the blood.
Dr Wilson is lovely, she is on Mat leave right now but was taking new patients at christmas time.

Why do you go to South Calgary Louise and not to the lab at the Health Centre here? (I'm just interested because I have to have monthly blood tests and have always just gone to the lab here)

Hi, I phoned them and they told me that 2 Docs were on Mat Leave so were not taking on new patients until November. Just have to wait until then I think. Will get blood test done at Wellness Centre I think.

Lorraine

I have read somewhere recently, either on this forum or another canadian british expats forum (sorry read so many this week) that a new doctor is moving over from UK and is going to be practicing in OKOTOKS...if i can find the post i will put it on here for you with her details etc