Dr. Archna Gupta was recently quoted in this Streets of Toronto article covering the need for more family physicians in Ontario. She spoke about the alarming number of patients who have to travel hours to visit their doctor. “It’s too far and it’s impacting how Ontarians receive care because they are not seeing their family doctor — or any family doctor — as often as patients who live closer,”
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