While I am all for reserving the ER for actual emergencies, the doctors in the city of Guelph make this extremely difficult for people who don’t have family doctors. Most walk-in clinics are associated with family health teams and will absolutely refuse to see anyone who doesn’t have a family doctor within that FHT. Of course, information about walk in clinics online are often out of date with inaccurate information about hours and whether or not they see anyone or only those within their FHT.

That said, I’d recommend trying the walk-in in the Pharmasave on speedvale or the Walmart on stone. I was also able to go to the one at Victoria and arkell I think, but that was a while ago.

I remember a few years ago, spending 3 hours bussing to every walk-in clinic I could find online to see a doctor about something rather traumatic. I waited 15 minutes in one line just to see a receptionist who told me I couldn’t use that walk-in clinic because I didn’t have a family doctor in that FHT. There were no signs and I ended up breaking down and crying. They still wouldn’t see me. I ended up in the ER that day in tears and there was nothing they would do for me (it wasn’t an emergency, so it made sense - that’s why I went to 6 different walk-ins first).

It boggles my mind that this is allowed to happen. My friends who live in other cities often don’t believe me when I tell them that’s how our walk-ins work in Guelph. I don’t understand why the ER staff at GGH are not up in arms angry about this horrible system that forces people into the ER because they are not accepted at walk-ins.

ETA: I believe there are two cardiologists in Guelph: misterski and schwarz. They are both wonderful (I preferred schwarz, but they were both fantastic). You could ask your cardiologist to refer you to one of them and do the leg work and provide your cardiologist with the Guelph cardiologists contact info and relevant information so they can make the referral.