Health Care

General practitioners

First-rate health care services are available in Essex. General practitioners work in small groups or in a team environment. Health care services are provided at:

• Essex County Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic
• Essex Walk-In Clinic
• Harrow Health Centre with a satellite office at McGregor Community Centre

Related health care services that can be found in Essex include dentists, denturists, chiropractors and physiotherapists.

Hospitals

Essex is within close proximity of three regional hospitals that provide medical, surgical, obstetrical and emergency care:

• Hotel-Dieu Grace Heathcare (Tayfour Campus)
• Leamington District Memorial Hospital
• Windsor Regional Hospital (Metropolitan Campus, Ouellette Campus and Windsor Regional Cancer Centre)

Mental Health & Addiction Services

The region is served by a number of mental health organizations and services.

• The Windsor-Essex chapter of the Canadian Mental Health Association provides a comprehensive list of local Mental Health resources.
• Hotel-Dieu Grace Healthcare offers a number of mental health and addictions programs and services.
• In partnership with the Ontario Provincial Police, the Essex County Mental Health Response Unit provides intervention to individuals who are in severe distress, or who are experiencing a mental health crisis and whose needs are not being effectively met through the justice system or the health sector.

Windsor-Essex County Health Unit

The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit helps to promote and protect the health of all Essex residents. Among the many programs and services offered are the following:

• Beach Water Testing Results
• Find a Doctor
• Heat Alerts