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The Sunshine Coast Division of Family Practice represents physicians who serve the communities along the lower Sunshine Coast from Earls Cove to Egmont, Pender Harbour, Madeira Park, Halfmoon Bay, Sechelt, Davis Bay, Wilson Creek, Roberts Creek, Gibsons, Langdale, and Port Mellon. 

Together, Division members work to improve local primary care, increase local physicians’ influence on healthcare delivery and policy, and provide professional support for physicians. Membership is open to all doctors practicing or recently retired on the Sunshine Coast, including specialists and locums.

We acknowledge with deep gratitude that we live, work and play on the unceded homelands of the shíshálh (Sechelt) and Skwxwuì7mesh (Squamish) Nations.

A Snapshot of Our Division

  • Family Physicians working in the Lower Sunshine Coast: 33
  • Total Number of Division Members: 88
  • Division Created: November 2011
  • Board of Directors: 7 members
  • Health Authority: Vancouver Coastal Health
  • Inquiries regarding Family Physician Recruitment, Locum Opportunities, and Division Staffing to Division Information

MAKE THE SUNSHINE COAST YOUR HOME

As a semi-rural community the Sunshine Coast offers a broad scope of and wide variety of career options, balanced by easy access to healthcare specialists and urban healthcare facilities.

Life outside the city also provides much-needed calm during downtime, promoting a sustainable work-life balance.

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WHY CHOOSE THE COAST?

“The Coast is the perfect blend of rural but not too rural. It provides easy access to uncrowded trails and beaches, as well as great after-school programs and amazing restaurants. Truly the best of both worlds.”

DR. ANDREW O’FARRELL
Upstream Family Medical Centre

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FIND A DOCTOR
OR CLINIC

For a list of clinics on the Sunshine Coast and to connect for information on doctors accepting new patients.

Arbutus Medical Clinic
Cowrie Medical Clinic
Gibsons Medical Clinic
Pender Harbour Health Center
Upstream Family Medical Centre

 

HEALTHCARE RESOURCES

Are you newly pregnant? Looking for mental health and substance use support? Or maybe need resources on dementia and palliative care?

 

 

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PRIMARY CARE NETWORK

The Sunshine Coast Primary Care Network (PCN) links teams of healthcare providers with other community organizations and services, which streamline and coordinate patient services to better support the unique primary care needs of the entire region.

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