Blue Door Clinic is a program hosted at Casey House and provided collaboratively by community partners contributing their time and expertise in-kind. Our care team includes physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, case managers and peer support workers.
Blue Door Clinic is open by appointment only:
Monday (9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.)
Wednesdays (9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.)
Thursdays (9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.)
To refer someone to Blue Door Clinic please submit a referral form here.
Referrals are triaged based on a health assessment conducted during the intake process. Most individuals will receive an in-person appointment within 2-4 weeks of receipt of referral.
Blue Door Clinic accept referrals from health care providers and community agencies as well as self-referrals. Blue Door Clinic has access to professional interpretation services and staff that speak multiple languages.
Blue Door Clinic is a partnership between the Community Alliance for Accessible Treatment, Casey House, Hassle Free Clinic, Fife House, Ontario HIV Treatment Network, Parkdale Queen West Community Health Centre, Regent Park Community Health Centre, Sherbourne Health and Toronto People With AIDS Foundation.
Blue Door Clinic provides health care to people living with HIV in the greater Toronto area who are uninsured or precariously insured (have limited or no access to health insurance).
This includes, but is not limited to:
- Individuals NOT covered by publicly funded health insurance programs such as Ontario Health Insurance Program (OHIP) or Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP)
- Temporary immigration status such as:
- newcomers awaiting inland processing/review of their immigration and refugee applications
- individuals awaiting approval of permanent residency applications
- migrant workers and those awaiting renewed contracts or work visas
- individuals with work permits but who do not qualify for OHIP
- individuals with active visitor visas
- international students whose mandatory health insurance does not cover the full range of HIV care/ basic HIV care
- non-status individuals who are not eligible for care through a Community Health Centre (CHC)
- Canadian-born individuals who do not have adequate identification due a variety of adverse life circumstances
All services are free and confidential and include:
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- health assessments provided by doctor or nurse practitioner
- treatment for HIV and other health conditions
- laboratory testing
- immunizations
- connection to medication access programs
- referral to specialists (if needed)
- case management support
- referral to community supports (e.g. housing, legal, settlement etc.)
- peer support
- referral to ongoing health care when eligible
