Your family’s care team, within reach.

Rideau MD Family Health Organization is a group of 3 family medicine clinics in east Ottawa that work as one team.

In an emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department.

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Our clinics

Lowertown
Vanier / Overbrook

After hours

Monday to Thursday, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon

For patients enrolled with one of our family doctors only.

Health811

For free health advice, day or night, call Health811 at 811.

Choose your clinic

Which clinic is your family doctor at?

Urgent care

After-hours urgent care.

For patients enrolled with one of our family doctors only. Our physicians take turns, and each session is held at the clinic where the covering doctor works that day.

Monday to Thursday
5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday
9 a.m. to noon

Next session

See the after-hours calendar

The calendar shows which clinic is open after hours each day.

See the after-hours calendar

Not sure where to go? Start with us.

  1. Your clinic

    Call your clinic first. Your care team has your file.

  2. 811

    If your clinic is closed, call Health811 at 811 for free health advice, day or night.

  3. 911

    In an emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department.

Where to get care

Many languages spoken

We have a diverse team of physicians and staff who speak many languages to meet your needs.

See the languages each physician speaks
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Your own family doctor

When you are enrolled with one of our family doctors, your care continues over time, from checkups to follow-ups. Meet our physicians and see the clinic where each one works.

Meet our physicians

Looking for a family doctor?

Each of our 3 clinics manages its own new patients. There is no shared waiting list. Contact a clinic directly to ask if it is accepting new patients.

New patient questions

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about our clinics, urgent care and fees.

Is a clinic accepting new patients?

Each clinic manages its own new patients, and there is no shared waiting list for Rideau MD Family Health Organization. Please call the clinic you would like to join to ask if it is accepting new patients. See how to contact each clinic.

I am already a patient. Which clinic do I contact?

Contact the clinic where your family doctor works. Your care team has your file. See our clinics for phone numbers, hours and how each clinic books appointments.

Who can use after-hours urgent care?

After-hours urgent care is only for patients enrolled with one of our family doctors. Book by email at urgentcare.rmdfho@gmail.com. See urgent care for the calendar and what to include in your email.

Do I have to pay the block fee?

No. The block fee is optional and your choice will never affect the care you receive. OHIP-insured care is always free. See the block fee and uninsured services.

Do your physicians speak French?

Our physicians and staff speak many languages, but not every physician speaks French. See the languages each physician speaks on the Our physicians page.

How do I access the patient portal?

The link to our patient portal will be added here soon.

Book an appointment

Which clinic is your family doctor at?

See all booking options and physicians

After-hours urgent care.

For patients enrolled with one of our family doctors only.

See after-hours care

Call your clinic

If your clinic is closed, call Health811 at 811 for free health advice, day or night.

In an emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department.

For free health advice, day or night, call Health811 at 811.

In an emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department.