Understanding Your Primary Care Provider
Paneled vs. Non-Paneled Patients
Your Primary Care Provider
Alberta Health Services (AHS) encourages every patient to have one designated primary care provider who coordinates their ongoing healthcare.
Your primary care provider is responsible for: Annual physicals & preventive care
Chronic disease management
Medication management
Reviewing specialist & hospital reports
Following up on test results
Coordinating your long-term healthcare
You can still visit walk-in clinics for urgent or unexpected concerns.
PANELED PATIENTS
Your regular healthcare home.
You receive: Continuous, comprehensive care
Preventive screenings & annual exams
Chronic disease management
Medication management
Ongoing follow-up
Coordinated referrals & specialist care
NON-PANELED (WALK-IN) PATIENTS
If Manchester Rose Primary & Preventive Care is not your primary clinic, we are happy to provide care for urgent, one-time concerns.
We can help with: Acute illnesses
Minor injuries
Short-term medical concerns
Necessary investigations related to today’s visit
We cannot provide: Annual physicals
Routine wellness visits
Ongoing chronic disease management
Routine medication management
Insurance, disability, medical forms
Long-term follow-up
Why Continuity of Care Matters
Because medical records are not automatically shared between clinics, having one primary care provider helps ensure: 
Better communication
Appropriate follow-up of results
Safe, coordinated healthcare
Walk-In Patients
Please provide the name of your primary care provider. This allows us to ensure test results are sent to your primary care provider for appropriate follow-up