What's New

The Centre is very excited to share some amazing news! Reimagining our health promotion and healthcare education media, the Centre has introduced a new podcast series called "The Community Heart" on April 15th.

The podcast focuses on bridging the gap between healthcare and rural communities. Led by Kaitlyn Stoddart, Youth Advocate, and Val McGregor, Psychotherapist, the first guest speaker is Janelle Johnston, one of our exceptional Primary Care Nurse Practitioners. We wish Kaitlyn, Val, and Janelle a positive first podcast!

Stay tuned! The Centre will create a podcast section on our website in the near future.

As of April 1, 2026, all new primary care client applications will be administered through Health Care Connect. Only the application and wait list process has changed as our family physicians and Nurse Practitioners continue to onboard new clients. 

If you are seeking to become a primary care client, please either call 811 (available 24 hours a day), or visit the Health Care Connect website at Health Care Connect or scan the QR Code in the poster below.

With the great addition of a social worker to our Primary Care Team, the Centre is pleased to confirm that we are offering walk-in counselling for Centre primary care clients on Thursdays 1-4 p.m. For exception dates, please refer to the Centre'e event calendar: Event Calendar

Dynacare Lab Services will not be available at the Centre on Thursday, April 2nd. Dynacare sincerely apologizes for the inconvenience.

To find a lab location: Dynacare - FIND A LOCATION

At the West Elgin Community Health Centre we are very proud and grateful for our Nurse Practitioners (NP).

Thank you to Larry Schneider for writing this article posted in the West Elgin Chronicle on January 30, 2026. The article highlights the role of the NP and our Centre's invaluable team - Krista, Lindsay, Janelle, Sarah, Brittani, Holly, and Miranda.

The West Elgin Chronicle - January 30, 2026

We have created a PDF of Larry's article for printing purposes.

Nurse Practitioners - A Crucial Part of our Medical System

Dynacare Lab Services has confirmed they will not be open at the Centre on Thursday, February 19th. Lab services are available at Four Counties Hospital in Newbury. For a complete list of lab locations, please visit Dynacare - Find a Location

Due to the severe weather conditions today, the West Elgin Community Centre is closed on Thursday, January 15, 2026. Clients with appointments will be contacted. Programs and services will be cancelled for the day. Please stay safe.

If you live alone or if your family is finding it hard to make ends meet this year, please join us for a holiday dinner with turkey and all the trimmings on December 4th! Santa will be there too! The meal is graciously donated by local farmers and service clubs and prepared by volunteers and staff of the West Elgin Community Health Centre. Space is limited. Please call 519-768-1715, Ext. 2400 to make a reservation. Please call by November 24, 2025.

Open to Everyone! Please book an appointment by calling 519-768-1715.  November 6th - Dutton and November 13th - Rodney. Please see below for further details.

What is ConnectMyHealth?

It's a digital health solution that provides you with an online, single access channel to review your health records from participating hospitals in Ontario Health West Region (Southwestern Ontario). ConnectMyHealth can be used on desktop and mobile devices from within Canada, and there's no cost to use it. ConnectMyHealth is a web-based tool, so there is no app to download to access your account on an ongoing basis. For added security, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is required at each login to ConnectMyHealth, which is available via SMS text or by using an authenticator app such as Google Authenticator or Twilio Authy. Instructions to set-up MFA are available that describe how to complete this part of your account activation.

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