Why Choose a Family Health Team?

A Family Health Team is an approach to primary health care that brings together different health care providers, like doctors, nurses, pharmacists and social workers who work together to provide the highest possible quality of care for you, the patient. The different health care professionals in family health teams, work together and use their own experience and skills so that you receive the best care, when you need it, and as close to home as possible.

Family Health Teams improve access to health care across Ontario to keep people healthy and improve chronic disease prevention and management. Family Health Teams are organized to offer you timely access to high quality primary care. Research shows that this access results in you being healthier, longer (Ontario Ministry of Health).

Advantages of enrolling with a Family Health Team

• They provide primary health care, chronic disease management and self-help tools to improve your health
• They provide better access to care, closer to home
• They work as a team to keep you healthy
• They have extended hours
• They help you navigate through the health care system

Why Choose the Toronto Western Family Health Team? 

Patients of the TW FHT have access to:

• A large and diverse interprofessional health care team
• Shared care amongst multiple clinicians
• Expertise and services of specialized health care providers
• Individual support in chronic disease including diabetes, asthma, and weight management
• Primary care providers during extended evening & weekend hours for urgent problems
• An electronic medical record keeping system that allows the TW FHT healthcare providers to communicate effectively with each other regarding the care they provide
• A variety of interprofessional programs, services, activities and group programs in health promotion, education, and disease prevention

See answers to some frequently asked questions provided by the Ontario Ministry of Health.