Cobourg Medical Centre

Address: Unit 5 – 1060 Burnham Street, Cobourg, ON, K9A 5V9

*PLEASE BE AWARE THAT CALL VOLUMES ARE EXTREMELY HIGH BECAUSE DURING THE PANDEMIC WE ARE OFFERING VIRTUAL VISITS VIA TELEPHONE.

Hours of Operation:

Monday to Thursday Phonelines: 9 AM – 4:30 PM
Friday Phonelines: 9 AM – 12:30 PM

Phone: (905) 373-8333
Fax: (905) 373-9333

Family Physicians:
Dr. K Barnard-Thompson
Dr. D Broderick
Dr. E Pepper
Dr. C Sabatini
Dr. E. Smith
Dr. W. Xi
Dr. Ranjana Bhattacharjee

NFHT Staff
Meghan Saari – Nurse Practitioner
Rachel Morrison – Registered Nurse

TIP!
If you are calling for a non-urgent appointment or for a reason other than appointment booking (such as medication renewal and cancellation/rescheduling), please call after 1:00 PM. You will have a much easier time getting through on the phones and will make it easier for those with urgent appointment needs to get through.

COVID 19 Updates

COVID 19 Vaccine

Miss the Feb 25 Zoom meeting with local experts about the COVID-19 vaccine? You can watch the recording when it’s posted – click here.

Read an interview about these new vaccines with our Dr. Smith, the COVID-19 Vaccine Physician Lead for NFHT.

COVID-19 vaccination has begun in Northumberland County. Please see the OHT-N press release here. For more details about the new vaccines please refer to our dedicated webpage click here.

Local COVID-19 Testing Centres Go To Appointment Only

For information about how to get a test, or see a primary care provider about symptoms at the NHH COVID-19 Assessment Centre or at the Trent Hills COVID-19 Testing Centre, and to find about more about local testing coordination efforts, please click here to read the latest news release from the Ontario Health Team of Northumberland.

How to reach a Doctor

For those with or without a family doctor, individuals in Northumberland can use the new website northumberlandcare.com to find the best way to reach a family doctor or nurse practitioner during the COVID-19 outbreak. Click here for the press release.Northumberland Care Press Release 2020-03-22

Groups & Webinars

For our easy-to-use Zoom guide for groups click here.

Mindfulness: Calming your body, calming your mind – free zoom webinar, Mar 10 at 1:30pm, eith Ester Odermatt, Mental Health Clinician. To register click here.

CBT-Insomnia: An introduction to improving your sleep – join Kathy Beale NFHT Social Worker/Mental Health Clinician in a four week session on Zoom. For more information call 289-252-2139 or email kbeale@nfht.ca.

UNMASKING THE TRUTH: how to properly reuse, store and wash your cloth mask
NFHT’s Brooke Mitchell, D.Ch and Tanis Twiddy, NP created this webinar. For a copy of the presentation including video links, please click here. Click here for a highlight poster of Fast facts for masks.

What’s Happening in Our Community

Assess the risk of visiting others during the pandemic – use this online tool developed by experts to determine the risk level of a visit, particularly to seniors or those with chronic illness. www.covidvisitrisk.com

Community Health Centres of Northumberland – click this for community Program Flyer Fall 2020 or for details see https://chcnorthumberland.ca/

Grocery shopping for seniors only and delivery service is available in Northumberland’s stores. Click here for a detailed list of hours.

MASKS HELP PROTECT YOU AND ME

To learn more about personal preventative measures against Covid 19, including where it is mandatory to wear a mask, please see the Ontario Health Team Northumberland’s press release here.

If you have an in-person appointment with a health care provider at any of the NFHT offices, please wear your own mask (homemade or otherwise). Please ensure the mask covers both your nose and mouth. These infection control protocols are to protect our patients and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.

CALL FOR DONATED CLOTH MASKS

The OHTN is collecting donated cloth masks. For more information about the program and information on how to make a mask please click here. New drop off locations:

BRIGHTON –Community Care Northumberland –46 Prince Edward Street (arrange drop-off –613-475-4190, brighton@commcare.ca)

CAMPBELLFORD –Community Living Campbellford–65 Bridge Street East (call in advance -705.653.1821, ext 203)

COBOURG -Northumberland Hills Hospital’s main entrance, 1000 DePalma Drive–between 8 AM and 8 PM daily