Medicine Hat's Ridge Medical Centre named Alberta's top family practice for 2026
The Alberta College of Family Physicians will present the clinic with its Patient's Medical Home Outstanding Family Practice Award on Friday. Founder Dr. Thomas Mohanraj has practised in the region for more than 35 years.
The Alberta College of Family Physicians has named The Ridge Medical Centre in Medicine Hat as the province's Outstanding Family Practice for 2026. The clinic will formally receive the Patient's Medical Home Outstanding Family Practice Award at a ceremony Friday, Oct. 16, at noon at its location on 7th Street SW.
Established in January 2005 by Dr. Thomas Mohanraj, The Ridge serves about 4,000 patients and is a member of the Palliser Primary Care Network. The clinic uses a team-based, physician-led model that the college says provides same-day access and continuity of care, and welcomes patients with diverse language, cultural and marginalization backgrounds.
College president Dr. Melanie Hnatiuk credited the clinic's commitment to teamwork, quality improvement and evaluation processes for delivering sustainable, comprehensive care to the Medicine Hat community. The recognition reflects the clinic's adoption of the Patient's Medical Home model developed by the College of Family Physicians of Canada, which centres care around ongoing relationships between patients and providers.
Expected attendees at Friday's presentation include Alberta Minister of Primary and Preventative Health Services and Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Justin Wright, Medicine Hat Mayor Linnsie Clark, Hnatiuk, college executive director Georgina Altman and Dr. Mohanraj.
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