A version of the following message was circulated electronically November 2024
I hope this message finds you well. I am reaching out to share a very difficult decision I have made.
Many of you know that I moved to Magenta Health’s Midtown location from the Riverside location at the beginning of 2024. I sought to mitigate the impact of unexpected health changes in my family and other personal obligations. Read more here.
I am scheduled to start my second parental leave in January 2025. After much soul searching, I have decided that I am not in a position to return to family practice after this upcoming leave. This choice was made with a heavy heart, as I had hoped to serve you and your families for many more years. It has been a privilege to work with you, and leaving this role permanently is not something I envisioned or took lightly.
Fortunately, I have found two compassionate and experienced physicians, Dr. Jonathan Penner-Chea and Dr. Molly Gamble, to take over your care. Both Dr. Penner-Chea and Dr. Gamble will be relocating some or all of their existing practices to the Magenta Health Midtown clinic, together with taking on my existing patients. They also happen to be spouses to each other.
To ensure a smooth transition and continuity of care for all my patients, I am pleased to be able to announce:
From now until January 11, 2025, I will continue to be your doctor.
Starting January 12, 2025, Dr. Penner-Chea will permanently replace me and will be responsible for your ongoing care.
In February 2025, there may be limited opportunities for some patients who strongly prefer a female family physician to switch from Dr. Penner-Chea to Dr. Gamble. Further information will be provided if / when this opportunity arises.
Thank you for your understanding and support during this time. I am confident that Dr. Penner-Chea and Dr. Gamble will provide you with excellent care. I am truly grateful to have found them to take over your care for the long term.
There is nothing that you will need to do differently due to these changes. Just continue to book as you normally would, contact the clinic and your family doctor as you always have. The clinic will be handling all the changes in the background for you, and I’ll be working with Dr. Penner-Chea to transfer over your care.
To learn a bit about Dr. Penner-Chea and Dr. Gamble, please review their bios on the Physicians page here.
I want to take this opportunity again to express my sincere gratitude for the privilege of having been your family doctor. I wish you all the best and good health.
With heartfelt thanks and warm regards,
Dr. Jenn (Yun) Peng
*** Additional information from Magenta Health ***
The past few years have given rise to more changes in life situations among physicians, just like in the rest of the community. We’re doing our best to arrange a replacement physician where possible - we are grateful that Dr. Penner-Chea and Dr. Gamble are available to take over permanently to ensure continuing care.
Unfortunately, it will not be possible to delay joining Dr. Penner-Chea's practice in hopes of transferring to Dr. Gamble’s practice later. To ensure continuity of care, all patients will initially be transitioned to Dr. Penner-Chea. There is no waiting list to “pre-register” a preference to switch.
We would like to kindly note we won’t be able to accommodate requests for a family doctor other than Dr. Penner-Chea or Dr. Gamble, inclusive of requests to switch clinics. There is already a significant shortage of family physicians both in the community and across the country, as well as a very long waiting list of patients attempting to book intake appointments with us.
Dr. Peng is not establishing another family practice in Ontario; therefore, it is not an option to remain with her in the long term.
Should you decide to transfer to a completely different physician outside of Magenta Health, please request your medical records by contacting us directly: https://www.magentahealth.ca/request-for-medical-records