After 46 years, I have made the difficult decision to retire. I thought I would never retire because I enjoy what I do so much, but I have to balance that with enjoying life while I still can. It has been a privilege to be your physician all these years, and I thank you for the trust you have placed in me.
I urge you to find another family doctor as soon as possible. Dr. Michelle Cheng is full and cannot take any new patients. For assistance in locating another physician, you may wish to contact your local Community Health Centre, which is an organization that provides primary health care and prevention programs through physicians and a variety of other health professionals. A list of Community Health Centres in Ontario is available on the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care website. You may also wish to contact your local hospital to see whether any physicians are accepting new patients. Lastly, some physicians, including those who are new to a neighbourhood or those who are beginning to establish a practice, will advertise that they are accepting new patients.
With your signed consent, I will be pleased to provide a copy or summary of your medical records. For details about Transferring Records, see below.
It has been a pleasure being your physician over the years and I wish you all the best,
Michael Cheng
For now, I have decided to keep and transfer medical records myself, instead of using a medical record storage company. This decision saves patients a lot of money as I would select only the relevant parts of your medical records to send. Medical record storage companies send the whole file and charge by the page. Unfortunately, OHIP does not pay for transferring records.
Please send your request to doctor.michael.cheng@gmail.com
Please note that I remain the custodian of your medical records - I will address your request as soon as I can. Note that Dr. Michelle Cheng and her staff have no authority, so do not contact them about your records.
Thank you,
Michael Cheng
Note: another email address was listed here in the past which is incorrect. We apologize. Please use doctor.michael.cheng@gmail.com
Please call 1-888-218-9929 for questions and issues with enrolment e.g. to unenroll from this practice.