SUMMARY - Walk-In Clinics
On a rainy Tuesday morning in suburban Toronto, Elena, a single mother working two part-time jobs, arrives at a local walk-in clinic with a persistent cough. She has been without a family physician for eighteen months, navigating a system that often feels opaque and inaccessible. For Elena, the walk-in clinic is not merely a convenience; it is her primary gateway to medical care, a vital lifeline in a system where securing a longitudinal relationship with a doctor has become increasingly difficult.