With 10 doctors working out of the clinic — some serving as family practitioners and others handling walk-in patients — Charleswood Medical Clinic is becoming a multi-disciplinary facility which will include specialists in a number of disciplines. <\/div>\n
Dr. Andy Dandekar, along with partners Dr. Sacha Rehsia and Darren Murphy of Northway Pharmacy invested in the redevelopment of the building with the goal that a combined facility would become a one-stop shop to meet the medical needs of the community. <\/div>\n
Located at 3360 Roblin Blvd., the clinic is on the second floor of the newly renovated building and features a large reception area with plenty of natural light and comfortable furniture to accommodate patients. <\/div>\n
The 8,500 square-foot clinic has 26 exam rooms, a nursing station, and top-notch equipment that includes an EKG and spirometry (screening test for lung function testing). Patients also have access to laboratory and X-rays, a pharmacy downstairs and physiotherapy is available in the same building. <\/div>\n
What is unique about this walk-in and family practice clinic is that patients can book their appointments online, whether they want to book an appointment with one of the family doctors or as a walk-in patient, Dandekar points out. <\/div>\n
“Patients have access to the clinic’s appointment schedule, so they can go online and book an appointment. They can even look online for a walk-in appointment. Then they come knowing they won’t have to wait for hours to see a doctor.” <\/div>\n
Currently, the clinic is open six days a week — from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays. <\/div>\n
“We hope to extend to seven days a week but we need to recruit a few more doctors, which we are working on now,” Dandekar says. <\/div>\n
“Reception to the Charleswood Medical Clinic has been great,” Dandekar says, adding that the community can look forward to the addition of specialists in areas such as sports medicine. <\/div>\n
“We want Charleswood to know we are here and we are accepting new patients.” <\/div>\n
The first-floor Northway Pharmacy will soon double in size and offer dietary consultation and education in addition to pharmaceutical services. <\/div>\n
Expansion of the pharmacy will begin in October and is expected to be completed before the New Year, Murphy said. <\/div>\n
For more information, go to charleswoodclinic.ca <\/div>\n
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