How it works
Thank you for visiting the Alberta Find a Doctor website, which aims to make it quicker and easier for Albertans to find a family doctor, nurse practitioner, clinic or health team. Here's how to use it!
- Step 1: Enter a street address, community name or postal code to search by location. If your search does not return many options, we recommend widening your search parameters by clicking off clinician gender or languages spoken.
- Step 2: Click on the blue map markers for more information about a clinic.
- Step 3: To make an appointment, contact your preferred clinic directly. The clinic may suggest a meet and greet, which is an introductory appointment to allow the provider to explain their services and policies and better understand a patient's needs. Please note: This website does not offer appointment booking.
Help Me! In some areas (currently Edmonton and Calgary), users can also ask for additional support to ‘Help Me Find a Clinic’ by completing a form. A Primary Care Network (PCN) or website staff member will then get back to them with more information. You can also contact us.
Clinic directory: Want to find a clinic anywhere in Alberta? Use our directory.
Clinic directory: Want to find a clinic anywhere in Alberta? Use our directory.
Having trouble finding a clinic or provider?
Availability of physicians and nurse practitioners is limited in some areas. We recommend widening your search options to maximize your chances of finding a provider. If you can't find a physician or nurse practitioner accepting patients, you can ask your preferred clinic if they maintain a wait list.
Walk-in clinics may also be an option. To find a clinic with walk-in services, go to Find a Clinic and click on 'walk-in appointments offered.' You can also sign up for My Health Records and My AHS Connect to be notified when test results are available. You can go to a walk-in clinic to talk to a physician about the result. This website does not endorse or recommend individual physicians or nurse practitioners.
Can doctors decide which patients to accept?
When doctors, nurse practitioners or clinics are listed as “accepting new patients,” they are expected to do so without discrimination. That means they cannot refuse to accept patients based on race, colour, nationality or ethic origin, religion, disabilities, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or family status. Patients cannot be declined due to the medications they take, or because they have complex medical conditions.
The rules of establishing “physician-patient relationships” – defined as care that is reasonably expected to extend beyond a single encounter – are outlined in the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta’s Standards of Practice. There may be legitimate reasons why a provider does not accept a patient, such as patient living too far away from the clinic for care to be delivered in a safe and timely manner.
Advice to Albertans: Can I see more than one provider? What happens if I can't get in to see my doctor? See the links below for answers.
The rules of establishing “physician-patient relationships” – defined as care that is reasonably expected to extend beyond a single encounter – are outlined in the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta’s Standards of Practice. There may be legitimate reasons why a provider does not accept a patient, such as patient living too far away from the clinic for care to be delivered in a safe and timely manner.
Advice to Albertans: Can I see more than one provider? What happens if I can't get in to see my doctor? See the links below for answers.
Who regulates doctors and nurse practitioners?
All physicians registered in Alberta are bound by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta’s Standards of Practice, along with the Code of Conduct and Code of Ethics. Please contact the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta for more information. The College is responsible for ensuring patient safety.
Nurse practitioners operating as part of the Nurse Practitioner Primary Care Program (NPPCP) are required to follow College of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CRNA) guidelines. CRNA is currently developing standards and guidelines to support this initiative. In the meantime, please see this Nurse Practitioner Primary Care Program (NPPCP) FAQ for more information. Many nurse practitioners who work in Alberta are also members of the Nurse Practitioner Association of Alberta (NPPA).
Nurse practitioners operating as part of the Nurse Practitioner Primary Care Program (NPPCP) are required to follow College of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CRNA) guidelines. CRNA is currently developing standards and guidelines to support this initiative. In the meantime, please see this Nurse Practitioner Primary Care Program (NPPCP) FAQ for more information. Many nurse practitioners who work in Alberta are also members of the Nurse Practitioner Association of Alberta (NPPA).
How accurate is the information on the website?
Every effort is made to verify whether doctors, nurse practitioners and clinics are accepting new patients, as well as – where possible – their gender and spoken languages. This information is checked and updated in good faith on a regular basis. Alberta Find a Doctor cannot accept responsibility for any errors or omissions regarding this information.
If information about a clinic, doctor, or nurse practitioner is incorrect, please click on the ‘report issue with clinic information’ tab that is at the bottom of every clinic listing. Alternatively, please contact us. We will follow up with that clinic or provider. Reporting errors helps us to ensure the information listed on the website is as accurate as possible.
If information about a clinic, doctor, or nurse practitioner is incorrect, please click on the ‘report issue with clinic information’ tab that is at the bottom of every clinic listing. Alternatively, please contact us. We will follow up with that clinic or provider. Reporting errors helps us to ensure the information listed on the website is as accurate as possible.