Family medicine
Rexdale Medical Centre is comprised of 10 family physicians to meet all your primary care needs.
Periodic Medical Exams
Many patients still believe that they need to have an annual health exam performed by their physician. In truth, the frequency of these exams depends on your age, gender, family medical history and individual medical history. Your physician at Rexdale Medical will be able to give you clear guidance as to how frequent you need a periodic medical examination.
All physicians at Rexdale Medical strongly encourage their patients to have periodic cancer prevention testing. Pap smears/HPV testing are recommended for all women ages 25 -70 every 5 years. Colon cancer screening is advised for all patients between the ages of 50 – 74 and mammography is generally recommended every 2 years for women between 40 – 74.
Onsite lab
Rexdale Medical Centre is pleased to offer our patients onsite laboratory services. The lab is able to accept blood, urine, and stool samples ordered by your family doctor or specialist.
Please note that the lab is closed, daily, between 12pm and 1pm. If you have any questions regarding the use of our onsite lab, please call our office and ask to speak to a lab technician during regular office hours.
Travel advice
Rexdale Medical Centre is pleased to offer consultations for travel vaccines, at a charge of $50 per person or $75 for a couple. Consultations and vaccines are not covered by OHIP and payable by cash, credit, or debit at the end of the appointment.
We also offer yellow fever vaccinations at a cost of $170, in addition to the consult fee. Patients are required to bring their passports with them for yellow fever appointments.
Radiology
Located only steps from our office, Radiology Associates Rexdale does X-rays, ultrasounds, and mammograms. This Ontario Diagnostic Centre is conveniently only 4 doors down from our office.
Telederm
With Telederm, we take a digital picture of your dermatological issue and send it to an Ontario-based dermatologist for review. Within one week, we receive a diagnosis and treatment plan and call you with an appointment to provide that treatment in our office for you.
No wait time. No extra travel. No extra costs.
Dietitian
Rexdale Medical Centre offers nutrition specialists who counsel and support patients to make changes in their eating habits to promote health and prevent chronic illness such as high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, cancer. We are pleased to offer dietitian services to our clients. We have dedicated dietitians who have expertise in counselling regarding the dietary management of many disorders including obesity, diabetes and fatty liver disease. These services are covered under OHIP.
Podiatrist
Podiatrists specialize in disorders of the foot and ankle and therefore are highly trained to examine for abnormalities of the lower extremity. Many times podiatrists are the first doctors to diagnose vascular disease, and neuropathy (numbness, burning, tingling, pain) in the lower extremities. For example, diabetes can cause both of these systemic disorders and by seeing a podiatrist, the feet, which are most affected by diabetes, can be cared for on a regular basis. Often a small problem can be diagnosed and treated at an early stage and helps prevent the condition from progressing to a more serious disorder.
We are pleased to have podiatrist, Dr. Ronald Klein join us every other Thursday afternoon. Dr. Klein will perform a complete foot exam and can recommend and make custom orthotics if necessary. He can also remove painful corns and calluses as well as manage difficult toenail infections and damaged toenails. There is a $ 45 charge which is not OHIP covered, although most private insurance plans will reimburse the visit fee. No referral is needed.
Mental Health Counselling
We are pleased to offer mental health counselling to our patients in need. For those individuals struggling with anxiety or depression talking with a mental health counsellor can provide immense benefit. Patients may benefit from a single session or a series of sessions to develop better coping skills which may allow them to gain more control over their health care needs. These services are also provided at no cost to our patients.
Fees
There are various services we provide which are not covered by OHIP. Payment is due at the time the service is completed. For your convenience, we accept Cash, Cheque, Debit and Credit Card.
Examples of such services include:
- Back to work note/sick note
- Employer-requested reports
- Insurance company forms
- Record transfers
- Travel medicine advice, vaccinations and administration of any vaccines not covered by OHIP
- Removal of certain moles, cysts and warts etc.
- Tuberculosis testing for employment or volunteer purposes
- Third party requests for medical assessments (i.e: work, gym, camp, ont driver’s license, etc.)
- Dressing changes
- Missed and late appointments
The fee will depend on what service is provided and the amount of time necessary to complete it. We follow the Ontario Medical Association Schedule of Fees in setting our rates.
Fees are subject to change.
Please feel free to discuss these with your doctor if you have any concerns about your ability to pay.