Tantallon Walk-In Clinic

Tantallon Community Medical Clinic has been established by an experienced health care team to provide the best in patient care. Our clinic is dedicated to the needs of patients and access to services close to home. Dr. Maria Lang, medical director, has worked in the Tantallon community for over 25 years.

Our family practice physicians are dedicated to primary care throughout the life spectrum and our patients are treated with dignity and respect. Our focus is on the management of acute and chronic illness as well as disease prevention by screening, immunizations, and lifestyle counselling.

Allied healthcare resources are frequently recommended and include diabetes education, physiotherapy, massage therapy, chiropractic care, optometry services and psychological counselling.Medical specialists are consulted when required. The healthcare team at Tantallon Family Practice includes a full-time family practice nurse, a full-time office manager and two medical receptionists.

Our walk-in clinic provides assessment and treatment for patients of all ages. Our physicians are trained in the management of urgent medical conditions, however this is not an emergency room. For emergencies requiring immediate care call 911. Any patient can be seen at the walk-in clinic.

We welcome patients from all provinces and upon presenting your valid health card from your home province we will bill your provincial insurance directly for your visit.If you do not have a valid health card or you are from out of country or Quebec (this province does not participate in inter-provincial billing) the cost of the visit is $40 to be paid at the time of your visit.

To give back to our community by participating as a model medical practice by recognizing the value people place on having good, reliable healthcare located close to home. We are meeting the needs of the community by providing specialty physician services and other healthcare services here in Tantallon.

In affiliation with Dalhousie University and the Department of Family Medicine, we are participating in the teaching program for medical students and residents. Junior Medical Students are provided with clinical experience in using basic skills of the history and physical to organize differential diagnosis following the SOAP format.