Empower Clinics Inc has announced the opening of its latest The Medi-Collective (TMC) clinic in Mississauga, Ontario.
The company said the satellite location, which is co-located in a private pharmacy, will connect patients with two family medicine doctors and one internal medicine specialist and will provide community members with convenient access to a diverse set of pharmacy services and medical practitioners.
It said it also plans to offer other Empower Clinics services and products such as Kai Care specimen collection devices and MediSure diabetic management solutions to existing and incoming patients. As of today, the clinic is fully operational and accepting new patients and walk-in appointments, the company said.
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"I'm so proud of our team for executing according to our national expansion goals and opening another clinic this quarter," Empower chairman and CEO Steven McAuley said in a statement. ”TMC's clinics bring to life our integrated healthcare vision wherein people can receive family medicine, specialist, and pharmaceutical services under one roof."
The Mississauga opening takes TMC’s expansion pipeline to 41, including five operational clinics, seven in development and construction, 21 undergoing due diligence, and eight under acquisition.
Additional openings are scheduled before the end of 2021 and through the 2022 fiscal year and advanced discussions continue for additional locations across various provinces, including but not limited to Alberta, British Columbia and New Brunswick, it added.
"We're thrilled to bring the TMC brand to the community of Mississauga," Empower’s chief operating officer, Dr Jordan Rabinowitz, and chief business development officer, Dr Aviv Tsimerman said. “Our goal remains focused on making truly integrative healthcare a reality for Canadians, and we look forward to opening more clinics in the coming months."
TMC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Empower Clinics, is a multi-disciplinary group of medical practitioners dedicated to applying a collaborative working model with the goal of delivering effective community healthcare and positive wellness.
Empower is an integrated healthcare company that provides body and mind wellness for patients through its clinics, with digital and telemedicine care, a medical device company and world-class medical diagnostics laboratories.
Supported by an experienced leadership team, the company is aggressively growing its clinical and digital presence across North America
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