Forcemedic

Hippocratic Oath is obsolete. Incompetence, doctor cancels appointment at random. Doctor doesn't show up on phone appointment, cancels another while waiting at the clinic. Doctor missed 3 out of 4 appointments. Failed to review and communicate test results, still waiting after 12 weeks. This outfit should be levelled down. Irresponsible and shameful.

I would say this clinic is better than most, but I still ended up waiting a long time (more than 5 hours altogether).
I went in just before 8am (they open at 7am). The receptionist gave me a number. She didn’t actually explain it to me at first, but you can call the number on the ticket and it will text you when your number is getting close. (I dont know why every clinic doesnt do this.) It cost $ 3 for this service but it seemed well worth it. I went to a coffee shop nearby to kill time. At about 10:35 I got a notice that they were a few people away so I came in. About 20 minutes later I saw the nurse. She told me to go back out and wait. At 1pm (an hour later), I was still waiting to see the doctor. So it’s a good system in theory, but you should still be prepared to wait.
My suggestion is to wait until your number is very close. You don’t want to miss your slot, but the nurse called people a few times if they weren’t there so it seems like not a big deal. An even better idea is to show up at 7am or even before so you’re the first one to be seen. It seems like the only way to save burning your whole day. Don’t bother trying after 11, they will be full.
It makes me sad to say it, but this was still one of the better experiences I’ve had at a walk in clinic in Montréal. The receptists were nice. People were mostly fine about speaking English (it helps to try in French a little if you can). Would have been 5 stars if they hadn’t called me in way too early.

This is a great little walk-​in clinic on Jean-​Talon. Since after 6 years on a wait-​list, neither my husband nor I have been able to obtain a family doctor, we find ourselves coming to this walk-​in clinic whenever we are so ill that we need some medical guidance. As another reviewer mentioned, you definitely need to come early if you are hoping for a walk-​in appointment. And if it is during the time of the ”cold and flu season” believe me you can never come early enough. Most recently when I was ill with the flu, I tried to get a walk-​in appointment just 6 minutes after the clinic had opened and all of the walk-​in appointments had already filled up. However, speaking from experience, this is incredibly rare during the summer months. Also, this clinic is thankfully open 7 days a week! Hurrah! What a uncommon deviation from most of the walk-​in clinics in Montréal and an absolutely wonderful boon for the neighborhood!
I have been coming to this clinic since it opened nearly 5 years ago and I have never seen the same doctor more than once; which in and of itself is not a terrible problem. However, having so many doctors on staff with so many varying backgrounds and approaches to treatment means that it is impossible to for anyone to rate the quality of the treatment given and consequently, my review (and keep in mind, all Unilocal reviews) is for the convenience of a walk-​in clinic which is open 7 days a week. The reason for my 4-​star rating is that there are many, many, many doctors working at this clinic on a somewhat irregular schedule where they work on an aberrant and inconsistent rotation; I can promise you, you will never ever see the same doctor twice. Unfortunately, we have found over time that not all of the doctors on staff give welcomed advice nor prescribe effective treatment nor appropriate prescriptions. Case in point, when I was 7 months pregnant, I came here with severe flu symptoms. The doctor suggested cough syrup. Knowing that cough syrups are not permissible when pregnant, I asked her if it was OK for me to take cough syrup since I was in my third trimester of pregnancy and she asked me, ”oh, are you pregnant?” ”Well, ehm, yes” I said, ”the triage nurse wrote it in my file” (it fact, as a rather healthy woman it was the ONLY thing written in my file)! Needless to say, I was NOT impressed. On the bright side, I have never seen her again. Also, more recently, my daughter had pneumonia and (another) doctor gave her two prescriptions for asthma (???). Even the pharmacist was surprised and she asked me why he had prescribed her asthma medication and not something for her pneumonia. Incidentally my father is a M.D. in practice in the USA and I called him to asked about the doctor’s prescribed treatment for my daughter and my father’s reaction was of surprise and disbelief. He capped off his commentary with, ”UGH, Canadian healthcare.” Regardless of my father’s opinion, after several days, the treatment was not surprisingly completely useless and my daughter continued to get worse. But unfortunately, it was not possible to question the doctor’s approach nor his recommendation. The only thing we could hope for was to return to the clinic and try our luck with another physician.

Ok I normally don’t write comments but I’m very happy with the service I got from this clinic!
I don’t often get sick but I’ve had a cough that just won’t go away… I wasn’t sure where to go so I was a little apprehensive to go to a place for the first time. I have to say I was very surprised!
The staff is very professional and courteous. Hopefully I will get better and won’t have to come back but if I am sick again I Know where to go!!!

Discovered this walk in clinic when I was appointed my family physician in Montréal. I heard the wait time for the walk in clinic is quite long, but since I never personally used this service, I can’t judge. (See below for some advice though)
However, I can say that I am extremely satisfied with my doctor because 1) she’s always on time (I know!!) 2) I get to see her ever 4 weeks (like she actually cares) and 3) she takes the full 30 minutes with me, doesn’t rush me 5 minutes in and out the door. Ok, I know I’m extremely lucky and it probably has nothing to do with the clinic, but I’m hoping you’ll have some luck at the walk in. And no, she doesn’t do walk in :(
Some advice I overheard for the walk in I thought I’d share:
1) get there EARLY. Sometimes it’s full by noon I think (but that goes for any clinic right?)
2) they have an online system that alerts you when your number is up so you can go back home and wait. But I think that service costs like 3 $
3) They don’t take reservation over the phone (never heard of a clinic that does that? And I thought I could only make reservations at a restaurant or spa. Huh.)
Get well soon !