Taber (TAB / The Taber Clinic)

Clinic Address: 4900 - 44th Street, Taber, AB

Telephone: (403) 223-3525

Clerks:  Yes

UCLIC:  Yes

Obstetrics:  Yes

Distance from Calgary: 259 km

Distance from Lethbridge: 52.5 km

Distance from Medicine Hat: 115 km

Overview

The Taber Clinic is an innovative medical home for patients in Taber, Vauxhall, and the surrounding areas. Our clinic has been serving the community for over 70 years. We are a member of the Chinook Primary Care Network with an established quality improvement process.

Our practice is co-located in the Taber Health Centre facility to provide optimal integration and quality patient care.

For 20 years, the Taber Clinic has functioned through a unique funding model from Alberta Health referred to as a Geographical – Alternate Relationship Plan (ARP). Physicians in our clinic are not paid using Fee-For-Service billings (i.e. their income is not based on the number of patients serviced each day) like much of the province. Rather, our clinic is provided a fixed amount of funding from Alberta Health based on our patient demographics and services delivered to Taber, Vauxhall, and surrounding areas.

The ARP model has supported our multidisciplinary team to focus on the quality of patient care, rather than the quantity of patient appointments. This model also permits us to book longer patient appointments when required and enables our physicians to involve other healthcare providers to help manage complex medical issues.