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1490 Manawagonish Rd, Saint John (506) 655-9617

Saint John West · Private Family Medicine

Where the west side comes to be well.

A privately owned family doctor clinic on Manawagonish Road in Saint John, NB — unhurried visits, evening and Saturday hours, and physicians who stay with your family for the long story.

  • Mon–Fri 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
  • Saturday 8:00 am – 6:00 pm
  • Sunday Closed

Private

Independently owned clinic devoted to family medicine

All ages

Cradle-to-later-life care for every generation under one roof

13 hrs

Weekday hours until 9 pm so shift workers can still be seen

West side

Rooted at 1490 Manawagonish Road, Saint John, NB

Our story

A medical home named for the neighbourhood that raised us.

Manawagonish Road has always been a living street — schoolbags on porches, harbour light on the drive home, neighbours who still lift a hand from the sidewalk. For years, too many of those neighbours waited. They waited for a family doctor. They waited through a lunch hour they did not have. They waited until a small worry became a long night in the emergency department.

Westside Medical Clinic was born from a simple, stubborn tenderness: the west side of Saint John deserved a place that stayed. A place that kept the lights on after the last shift, that opened the door on Saturday morning, that remembered a grandmother’s blood pressure and a grandson’s asthma in the same chart, with the same voice, year after year.

“We did not want a waiting room that forgot you. We wanted a practice that could tell your family’s story back to you.”

The physicians who opened these doors grew up watching the people they loved be hurried through care. They chose this road because this is where life actually happens — grocery runs, rink bag drop-offs, quiet cups of tea after a hard week. Westside was never meant to be a building you visit once. It was meant to be a relationship you keep.

Morning light over a wooded New Brunswick hillside near Saint John West.
West Saint John has always been a place of weather, water, and people who look after their own. We built a clinic in that spirit.
Family doctor at Westside Medical Clinic, a private family medicine practice in Saint John, New Brunswick.

How we practise

A private clinic. A family practice. One continuous relationship.

Westside Medical Clinic is a privately owned and independently operated medical clinic. We are not a hospital department, and we are not a revolving walk-in counter. We are a family medicine home: physicians and clinical staff who follow you over time, who know what last winter’s cough turned into, and who plan the next decade with you — not just the next fifteen minutes.

Family medicine is the heart of everything we do. If you are looking for a family doctor in Saint John — including Saint John West, Lancaster, Fairville, Lorneville, and Grand Bay–Westfield — this is a medical home for infants, school-age children, new parents, working adults, and elders. Preventive care, chronic conditions, mental health, women’s and men’s health, immunizations, and the ordinary work of staying well belong in one practice, because your life is not divided into specialties.

  • Continuity of care with a family physician who knows your history
  • Appointment-based visits with time to listen, examine, and explain
  • Extended weekday hours and Saturday care for real working lives
  • A calm, private setting on Manawagonish Road with straightforward parking
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Comprehensive care

Family medicine for every season of life.

From first check-ups to the quiet work of later years, we practise whole-person primary care under one roof.

Annual physicals

Thoughtful check-ups, screening, and a clear plan for the year ahead — not a rushed form on a clipboard.

Children & families

Well-child visits, immunizations, school forms, and the everyday illnesses that arrive at 7 p.m. on a weeknight.

Chronic conditions

Diabetes, blood pressure, asthma, thyroid, and heart-health follow-up with a physician who already knows you.

Women’s & men’s health

Preventive screening, contraception counselling, menopause care, prostate health, and respectful, private conversations.

Mental wellbeing

A safe room for anxiety, low mood, stress, and sleep. We listen first, then build a plan you can actually live with.

Same-week sick visits

Infections, rashes, sprains, and flares. Call us — evening and Saturday hours exist so you do not have to wait until Monday.

Patient voices

Families on the west side, in their own words.

★★★★★ Five-star care from first visit to follow-up

I looked for a family doctor for two years. From the first visit I felt known. They kept an evening appointment so I could come after my shift at the mill. I sat in the parking lot afterward and cried — the good kind.
Margaret T. Lancaster
Saturday morning, my son’s ear was on fire. We were seen with such calm kindness. The doctor explained everything so a worried dad could actually understand it. This is the family medicine I thought did not exist anymore.
Daniel K. Grand Bay–Westfield
My mother, my husband, and I all come here now. A private clinic that still feels like a neighbourhood. They remember her name at the desk. Evening hours have quietly changed our whole household.
Aisha R. Saint John West
I had not had a proper physical in a decade. They took the time, asked the right questions, and sent me home with a plan instead of a shrug. Professional, thorough, and genuinely kind.
Robert P. Fairville
The staff remember my name. That should not be rare, but it is. Westside feels like the family practice I grew up with — unhurried, warm, and excellent medicine.
Claire M. Lorneville
Called at 8:05 on a Monday and was seen that evening. If you need a private family clinic where someone actually listens, this is the one. Highest possible recommendation.
James L. Saint John

What families on the west side tell us.

Hours & location

Here when the rest of life is, too.

Come see us at 1490 Manawagonish Road, Saint John, NB E2M 3Y4, on the city’s west side. Parking is at the clinic. We serve families across Saint John West, Lancaster, Fairville, Lorneville, and Grand Bay–Westfield. If you need directions, the map is beside this panel — or call and we will talk you in.

Westside Medical Clinic
1490 Manawagonish Rd
Saint John, NB E2M 3Y4

(506) 655-9617

Hours of operation
Monday8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Tuesday8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Wednesday8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Thursday8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Friday8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Saturday8:00 am – 6:00 pm
SundayClosed

Hours shown in Atlantic Time. Closed Sundays and statutory holidays.

Questions

Before you pick up the phone.

Clear answers for people looking for a family doctor in Saint John, New Brunswick.

Are you a family doctor clinic in Saint John?

Yes. Westside Medical Clinic is a privately owned family medicine practice at 1490 Manawagonish Road in Saint John West. We provide family doctor care for children, adults, and seniors.

Is this a walk-in clinic?

No. We are an appointment-based private family clinic, not a hospital department and not a revolving walk-in counter. Call (506) 655-9617 and we will find a time that fits.

What are your hours?

Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 9:00 pm, Saturday 8:00 am to 6:00 pm, Sunday closed. Evening and Saturday hours are for people who cannot leave work at 4 pm. See hours and location.

Where are you located, and is there parking?

1490 Manawagonish Rd, Saint John, NB E2M 3Y4. Parking is at the clinic. We are easy to reach from Saint John West, Lancaster, Fairville, Lorneville, and Grand Bay–Westfield.

Do you take new patients?

Call the clinic to ask about becoming a patient. We will tell you what is available and how to book a first visit. Please do not send personal health details by email or through the website form.

What does “private clinic” mean here?

We are independently owned and operated. Family medicine is the heart of the practice: one clinic, one relationship, unhurried visits, and physicians who follow you over time rather than a different face at every appointment.

Appointments

Tell us when you need to be seen.

Call the clinic, or leave a message and we will return it during open hours. Please do not include personal health details in this form — we will speak with you by phone.

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(506) 655-9617

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