

PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
Hamilton Urban Core offers a wide variety of Primary health Care services including specialty services such as: Chiropody; Dental; Palliative Care, Chiropractic clinic and Diabetes Services. The Primary healthcare team is a part of the Greater Hamilton Health Network (GHHN) OHT Primary Care Network and works with varied health system partners to provide needed care for patients; working closely in collaboration with other predominant community services and health networks to provide patients with most appropriate team members to care for their specific health concerns.
In addition, different health and wellness programs and clinics run throughout the year: immunization clinics; flu clinics; blood pressure clinics, smoking cessation, and Diabetes programs are just a few. Due to the extraordinary work of the interdisciplinary team, Primary Health Care at HUCCHC is focused on providing medical services to those individuals who are often left behind by the traditional systems.
Our Primary Health Care team consists of :


Refugee Transition Clinic
Hamilton Urban Core now offers a ‘Specialised Refugee Transition Clinic’ for refugees with complex health needs. The goal of the clinic is to primarily provide prompt and accessible healthcare services to refugees who have multiple healthcare needs. The transition clinic team prioritizes improving care for refugees with chronic illnesses, disabilities, mental health issues and social determinants of health concerns.
The team will:
Assess and provide treatment for refugees with complex needs to facilitate transfer to the community
Ensure connection to sustainable community relationships with primary care providers and social services to facilitate successful transition.
Act as a specialized clinical resource after the transfer of client to community
Provide culturally sensitive client-centered care services including
Primary care, Mental Health and Trauma Counselling, Children’s Health, Women’s Health, Infectious diseases and Health Promotion
Our Specialised Refugee Transition Clinic Team consists of :