05/08/2026
On March 25, we celebrated the launch of our second clinical space at Health Care at Eva Rothwell Centre. Because of the generosity of our donors and support of our partners, patients who have gone years without a primary care provider are now attached to an interdisciplinary primary care team.
As Liz Merolli, Chair of the Eva Rothwell Board, shared: "Health and wellness have always been core pillars of our programming. Today, with the opening of this dedicated health and counselling clinic we take another meaningful step forward."
Our services include direct primary care, led by our full-time nurse practitioner and two part-time family physicians, both mental health counselling and consult psychiatry – including for children and youth, registered dietetics, clinical pharmacy, and community navigation.
"If you are born and raised in this part of Hamilton, you are expected to live upwards of 20 years less than someone born and raised in Ancaster. Addressing that must serve as our shared, long-term clarion call." — Dr. Brian McKenna, HFHT Family Physician.
We now have 740 patients registered with new arrivals almost every week. Our expanded space sets us up to reach our goal of attaching 1,000 additional patients.
"As we continue to expand our services, that difference will ripple outwards—because behind every new patient we serve in our two clinical spaces, there is a family, a network of loved ones, and a community that also feels the impact. An impact that is only possible because of you" — Paul Tut, the Vice Chair of the HFHT Board of Directors.
To our donors and support of our partner – for believing in and supporting this work, and for cheering us on, thank you so very much.
