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title: "How do I find a family doctor or a walk-in clinic?"
description: "Register on the Health Connect Registry (online or 8-1-1) to be matched with a family doctor. Until then, use urgent care or walk-in clinics."
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site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:02:17.918Z
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# How do I find a family doctor or a walk-in clinic?

Register on the Health Connect Registry (online or 8-1-1) to be matched with a family doctor or nurse practitioner. Until then, use the Urgent and Primary Care Centre, walk-in clinics, or call 8-1-1 for nurse advice.

Checked October 1, 2026. Numbers update on their own.

The Health Connect Registry is the provincial waitlist for a family doctor or nurse practitioner. While you wait:

- **Urgent and Primary Care Centre** (Northern Health) for same-day care that is not an emergency.
- **Walk-in clinics** in the directory; hours change often, so call first.
- **8-1-1** (HealthLink BC) for a nurse, pharmacist or dietitian, any time.
- **9-1-1** or the UHNBC emergency department for emergencies.

Our emergency page shows what is open now.

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## Official sources

- [Health Connect Registry](https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/find-care/health-connect-registry) Link checked October 14, 2026
- [Prince George Urgent and Primary Care Centre](https://www.northernhealth.ca/find-a-facility/medical-clinics/prince-george-urgent-and-primary-care-centre) Link checked October 14, 2026
- [HealthLink BC (8-1-1)](https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/) Link checked October 14, 2026

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JSON: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/api/v1/answers/family-doctor

- **id**: family-doctor
- **theme**: 7
- **topic**: health
- **topicLabel**: Health care
- **question**: How do I find a family doctor or a walk-in clinic?
- **also**: Doctors accepting new patients, Walk-in clinic hours
- **short**: Register on the Health Connect Registry (online or 8-1-1) to be matched with a family doctor or nurse practitioner. Until then, use the Urgent and Primary Care Centre, walk-in clinics, or call 8-1-1 for nurse advice.
- **answer**: The Health Connect Registry is the provincial waitlist for a family doctor or nurse practitioner. While you wait: - **Urgent and Primary Care Centre** (Northern Health) for same-day care that is not an emergency. - **Walk-in clinics** in the directory; hours change often, so call first. - **8-1-1** (HealthLink BC) for a nurse, pharmacist or dietitian, any time. - **9-1-1** or the UHNBC emergency department for emergencies. Our emergency page shows what is open now.
- **facts**: _none_
- **checked**: 2026-10-01
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/answers/family-doctor/>

#### links

| label | url |
| --- | --- |
| Where to get care now | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/emergency/ |
| Health care guide | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/city/health-care/ |
| Medical clinics | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/directory/c/medical-clinics/ |


#### official

| label | url | linkOk | linkCheckedAt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Health Connect Registry | https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/find-care/health-connect-registry | true | 2026-10-14T12:40:01.822Z |
| Prince George Urgent and Primary Care Centre | https://www.northernhealth.ca/find-a-facility/medical-clinics/prince-george-urgent-and-primary-care-centre | true | 2026-10-14T12:40:01.822Z |
| HealthLink BC (8-1-1) | https://www.healthlinkbc.ca | true | 2026-10-14T12:40:01.822Z |

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