Milliken sits at the top corner of Scarborough, and the nearest clinics are often closed by the time people finish work. BSRV Medical & Dental Office is on Finch Ave E at Warden, about fourteen minutes south-west, and it is open every day of the week, with evening hours Monday to Friday.
Most of Milliken funnels onto the same two roads heading south. Here is the whole trip, and what to look for when you arrive.
From Steeles Ave E, take whichever of the two you are closest to and stay on it south past Passmore and McNicoll. Traffic is usually lighter on Kennedy Rd outside rush hour.
At Finch Ave E, turn right and head west past Birchmount Rd and Pharmacy Ave. You will pass the railway crossing before the Warden Ave intersection.
Our plaza at 3430 Finch Ave E is on the right, directly across from Bridlewood Mall. Free surface parking sits right outside the medical entrance, which is wheelchair accessible.
The clinic is inside the Pharmasave Pharmacy. Watch for the lit BSRV Medical & Dental sign next to the Pharmasave signage, then come to the front desk to register.
The 53 Steeles East connects to the 39 Finch East and 939 Finch Express on Finch Ave E, which stop at Warden Ave, about a minute from our door. The 68 Warden runs along Warden Ave.
Walk in during clinic hours, or call ahead so the trip from Milliken is not spent waiting.
From the park and rec centre at the north end, head south on McCowan Rd, then west on Finch Ave E. It is the trip most families here already make for groceries, so the clinic fits into a run you are doing anyway rather than a separate afternoon.
From the Steeles and Kennedy corner, it is a straight run south on Kennedy Rd and west on Finch Ave E. With the pharmacy next door to us, a prescription written here can be filled before you drive back north.
The waiting area, the front desk and the exam rooms at 3430 Finch Ave E.
Milliken is one of the most mixed neighbourhoods in the city, and a good share of the people who walk in here arrived in Canada recently. The front desk deals with both coverage plans every day.
Bring the physical OHIP card or a valid Interim Federal Health Program certificate, along with a government photo ID. If your card has not arrived yet, call the clinic first and the desk will tell you which secondary documents to bring so the visit is not wasted.
Describing a symptom in a second language is how details get lost. The clinical team covers six, so most patients can explain the problem and understand the treatment plan without a family member translating on their behalf.
Walk-in problems, long-term conditions and specialist hormone care all run out of the same suite.
Wait times are usually short, but they do move with the day and the hour. A quick call tells you how busy the clinic is right now, and the desk can hold a same-day slot so the trip from Milliken is not spent in the waiting room. New patients can register in the same visit.
Newcomers without either card can call the clinic first and the front desk will say which secondary documents to bring, so the trip is not wasted.
Same clinic, same hours. These pages give the directions, landmarks and transit for each area.
Walk in during clinic hours, call ahead to hold a same-day slot, or register the household as new patients. OHIP and IFHP both accepted.
