Council Welcomes Third Doctor in Less Than Three Years

Wasaga Beach, ON — Wasaga Beach is welcoming Dr. Stephanie Rogers to town. Dr Rogers is the third family physician to join the community since the launch of the Town’s innovative doctor recruitment strategy in August 2023. 

After serving as a locum physician at the Ramblewood Medical Clinic since 2022, Dr. Rogers was formally accepted into the local Family Health Organization (FHO) in January 2026. She is taking over a 1000-patient roster from an outgoing physician ensuring those residents have consistent, long-term primary care. 

“I’m very pleased to be joining the Wasaga Beach community and look forward to caring for patients here,” said Dr. Stephanie Rogers. “Providing comprehensive, relationship-based care is incredibly important to me. I’m grateful for the opportunity to establish my practice here and to support patients and families over the long term.”

Dr. Rogers joins Dr. Jacob McGavin and Dr. Yannick Charette, who are also providing family medicine services in Wasaga Beach through the Town’s doctor recruitment strategy. Together, they will serve more than 4,000 patients.

QUICK FACTS

• With a population of 25,000 set to double by 2051, the Ministry of Health considers Wasaga Beach an area of “high physician need.”
• The Wasaga Beach Medical Clinic, located at 160 Beck Street, is municipally funded through the Town’s OLG casino revenue. It is a fully equipped, turn-key facility that serves to reduce barriers for physicians establishing a practice in Wasaga Beach.
• Since reopening, the Town’s community medical centre and after-hours clinic has served thousands of patients and families in Wasaga Beach. In February 2024, the Province invested more than $880,000 through the South Georgian Bay Ontario Health Team, resulting in expanded services at the clinic.
• Residents without a family doctor are encouraged to use the Wasaga Beach Medical Clinic for non-urgent care. To be matched with a local family doctor or nurse practitioner, residents are encouraged to join the South Georgian Bay Ontario Health Team’s (SGB OHT) waitlist here. Anyone who needs help completing forms can call 2-1-1 and ask to join the “South Georgian Bay Ontario Health Team Primary Care Waitlist.”

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