Family Medicine › Children and youth

One doctor from the first checkup to the last school form.

Well-baby visits, vaccines, growth checks, same-week sick visits and every form a school or camp asks for. Care in English or Tiếng Việt, covered by OHIP.

Children can be registered with a parent or on their own. Bring the health card and immunization record.

OHIP coveredSame-week sick visitsEN / Tiếng Việt

When they are unwell

Where to go, and when.

If your child is struggling to breathe, is very drowsy or has a seizure, call 911. This guide is for everything else.

Call usBook a same-week visit with us

Fever for more than two days
Ear pain, sore throat or a cough that lingers
Rashes, tummy pain or vomiting that is settling
Any worry that does not feel urgent

905-709-3222

Same dayCall Health811 or visit a walk-in

We are closed or fully booked
A fever in a child under 3 months
Vomiting or diarrhea with fewer wet diapers
You want advice tonight

Health811 is free, 24 hours

EmergencyGo to the emergency department or call 911

Trouble breathing or blue lips
Very drowsy, limp or hard to wake
A seizure, or a stiff neck with fever
A serious injury or a head injury with vomiting

Call 911

How old is your child?

Care that changes as they grow.

Pick an age and see what a visit covers, how often we like to see them and what to bring.

Well-baby visitsGrowth checksVaccines

Frequent, unhurried visits in the first two years.

We follow the Rourke Baby Record used across Ontario: weight, length and head growth, feeding, sleep, development and the routine vaccine schedule. Questions are welcome; no concern is too small.

How oftenAbout 8 visits by age 2

VaccinesOntario routine schedule, given in clinic

BringHealth card, yellow immunization card

CoverageOHIP

Book a well-baby visit Register a child ›

Immunizations

Which vaccines are due at this age?

Ontario publicly funded schedule. All routine vaccines are given in clinic and recorded on the yellow card.

The first round, at 2 months.3 vaccines

DTaP-IPV-HibDiphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, Hib

Pneumococcal (Pneu-C)Protects against pneumococcal infection

RotavirusOral drops, not a needle

Usually given at the 2 month well-baby visit. A little fussiness or a mild fever afterwards is common.

Where it happensIn clinic, with usBring the yellow immunization card and health card. We update the record and can print a copy for school or daycare.

Behind on a few?Catch-up is common after a move or a gap in care. Bring whatever records you have and we plan the rest.

Book a vaccine visit

Based on the Ontario publicly funded immunization schedule. Timing is adjusted for children with medical conditions or who started their series elsewhere. Your doctor confirms what is due at the visit.

Forms and notes

Bring the form. We fill it in during the visit.

Most forms are completed in one short appointment. Some carry an uninsured fee, which we tell you before the visit and give you a receipt for.

Book a forms visit

School and daycareEntry forms, medication at school, allergy and asthma plans.

10 to 15 minute visit

Camp and travelCamp health forms and travel letters, including vaccine records.

Often same visit as a checkup

Sports and activitiesSports physicals, fitness-to-play notes and return-to-play after injury.

15 minute visit

Absence and sick notesSchool absence notes and letters for extended illness or recovery.

During the sick visit

Who your child will see

Two family doctors, one chart.

Your child is rostered to one physician and sees the same face each visit. The other covers when they are away, from the same record.

Meet the whole team ›

Dr. Johnny NguyenPhysician, Medical Director

Family medicine with a focus on the whole household. Sees children from birth and their parents and grandparents in the same clinic.

EnglishTiếng ViệtNewborn to teen

Dr. Joseph TruongPhysician, Family Medicine

Accepting new families at Thornhill. Well-baby visits, school-age care and unhurried first appointments.

EnglishTiếng ViệtAccepting new patients

Your child's first visit

From the form to the yellow card.

TodayRegister onlineTwo minutes. Add your child to your own registration or start one for them.

Within 2 business daysWe call to confirmA short call in English or Vietnamese to book the first visit and answer questions.

First visit, 30 minHistory, growth and a planBring the health card and yellow card. We review history, measure growth and note what is due.

OngoingCheckups and sick visitsYearly checkups, vaccines on schedule and same-week visits when they are unwell.

Chăm sóc bằng tiếng Việt

Grandparents can bring the kids. We speak their language.

Front desk, nurses and physicians speak Vietnamese and English. Forms, vaccine records and instructions can be explained in either, so whoever brings your child leaves knowing the plan.

Đăng ký cho con

For teenagers

Part of every teen visit is private.

Teens can book on their own and speak with the doctor without a parent in the room. What is discussed stays confidential within the limits of the law, and we explain those limits plainly.

Book a teen visit

Questions parents ask.

Not here? Call 905-709-3222 and ask for the family medicine desk.

Yes, at Thornhill. A child can be registered with a parent already on our roster or on their own. Register online and we confirm within two business days.

Register the whole household in one form.

Children, parents and grandparents can share one family doctor and one chart. Appointments can be booked back to back so one trip covers everyone.