100% covered by Manitoba Health
100% covered by Manitoba Health
When getting to a clinic is the hard part, a licensed Manitoba physician comes to the door instead. Doctors To You sees older adults and anyone with limited mobility at home in select Winnipeg neighbourhoods, often the same day, covered by Manitoba Health.
No cost with a valid Manitoba Health card. The visit is billed directly to Manitoba Health.
Booking for a parent? Call 204-586-6655, 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM, seven days
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Home visits exist for the situation where getting to a clinic is the actual obstacle.
For anyone who finds clinic trips difficult or tiring, or for whom a trip across the city takes the whole day.
When stairs, transport or pain make getting out a real challenge, the doctor comes to you instead.
Follow-up after a hospital stay, surgery or an urgent care visit, when nobody has checked in since.
A home visit is a normal medical appointment that happens in the patient’s home instead of a clinic. The physician can assess non-emergency concerns, review how current treatment is working, order lab work or imaging, and refer on to a specialist when that is the right next step.
For older adults, some of the most useful visits are the unhurried ones:
See the full list of what we treat.
The home tells a physician things no clinic appointment shows. The stairs, the lighting, the rugs, what is in the fridge and how many pill bottles are on the counter all tell a story. A patient who is comfortable in their own chair also tends to describe what is going on more fully than one who is tired from the trip.
Yes. Family members arrange most of the visits we book. Call 204-586-6655 with your parent’s Manitoba Health card number and their full address, and tell us what is going on. We confirm coverage and the area, then set a time. The physician will confirm your parent agrees to the visit when they arrive.
If your parent is able to make their own decisions, the physician will speak with them directly and will need their agreement before sharing details with you. Our guide to arranging home care for an aging parent covers preparation, consent and what to ask before the doctor leaves.
Home visits cover select Winnipeg neighbourhoods and are area specific. Check your postal code or call to confirm. If your parent lives outside the area, a phone or video visit is available anywhere in Manitoba. Read virtual visit or home visit, and how to choose.
Yes. An insured home visit is billed directly to Manitoba Health, so with a valid health card there is no cost to the patient or the family. Our page on whether home visits are covered explains the few things that are not. If your parent’s card is lost, see how to replace a Manitoba Health card, including the rules for replacing a card on a parent’s behalf.
A doctor’s home visit is medical care. It is not daily help with bathing, meals or medication reminders, which is home care and is arranged separately. It is also not emergency care.
Call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department for chest pain, difficulty breathing, severe bleeding, signs of a stroke such as face drooping or sudden weakness or trouble speaking, a severe allergic reaction, or a serious injury.
Three simple steps, from the phone call to the follow-up.
Tell us what is going on and give us the Manitoba Health card number. We confirm coverage and set a time.
A licensed Manitoba physician assesses the patient at home, unhurried, in a setting they are comfortable in.
Requisitions and referrals are arranged, and you know what to watch for.
What families ask before booking a home visit for an older relative.
For families arranging care.
Call 204-586-6655, seven days a week from 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM. Home visits in select Winnipeg neighbourhoods, covered by Manitoba Health.