What is a PCN?

Let's talk about Primary Care!

Primary care is your first point of contact with the health system. If you visit your family physician for a checkup, have your child immunized at a clinic, or are a resident of a long-term care facility, you are receiving primary care.

Taking Initiative with Primary Care

The Alberta Government thinks your Primary Care is important! So much so, in 2003 they implemented the Primary Care Initiative. The main purpose of the initiative was to support the collaboration of physicians and healthcare providers in local areas into Primary Care Networks. So far, over 40 PCN's are operating throughout the province.

A Cooperative Approach

Working within the PCN, your physician and other healthcare providers will be communicating and consulting with one another in order to come up with a health plan that is best suited to your needs. This means you will receive more interactive and more relevant health services as your health plan will be developed through the cooperation of a number of healthcare providers. And now, everyone will be kept up to date on the status of your health!

As a cooperative approach to your health needs, the formation of the Camrose PCN means that your physician and other healthcare providers (such as your dietician, and your pharmacist) are now working within the same network, towards the same goal - your health!