First city-supported medical clinic opens doors to Surrey residents
The first of 10 clinics aims to fill the need for family doctors in the city
Brenda Locke cuts the ribbon to Surrey’s first city-supported clinic. (Submitted)
Surrey is home to a new medical clinic — but this one is backed by the city.
The Total Life Care (TLC) Surrey City Centre clinic is a partnership between the city and TLC Medical Clinics. Located at 10362 King George Blvd., the clinic seeks 10 doctors who will each serve at least 1,250 Surrey residents.
“Health care … is not the responsibility of local governments, but the need in Surrey was too urgent to simply wait for solutions,” Mayor Brenda Locke said in a press release. “We brought partners together to make it easier for family doctors to practise here.”
TLC Medical Clinic was founded in 2018 and has nine other clinics across the Lower Mainland. This fall, a second city-backed clinic will open in Newton at 12757 76 Ave.
The city plans to open 10 clinics, as part of Surrey’s Community Medical Clinics initiative announced in May 2025.
Dr. Karan Grewal, co-founder of TLC Medical Clinic, says their main goal is to fill the need for family doctors without reshuffling doctors from other clinics.
“There’s about 59 family doctors per 100,000 residents, and if you look at Vancouver, it’s close to 136 family doctors per 100,000 residents,” Grewal says.
He adds that as of September, the clinic has hired two doctors, with plans to hire three more in the next three months.
The city covers the clinic’s lease and facility costs — about $100,000 per year — and has a revenue-sharing model, agreed to in principle, that would see five per cent of net clinic revenues remitted to the city annually.
“I met with the Surrey-North Delta Division of Family Practice. They have about 3,200 registered patients waiting to attach themselves to a family doctor, [and] that’s only registered patients,” Grewal says.
“It’s upwards of 60,000 [people] that do not have any access to family doctors.”
The clinic also offers walk-in services for minor ailments, such as colds or stomachaches, taking pressure off hospitals and urgent care centres.
Grewal adds that TLC’s in-house systems, including AI scribes and telemedicine software, help doctors focus on patient care.
“TLC has set up group practices where we provide cross coverage … [Doctors will] have access to your information and provide tailored care for what you need as a patient,” Grewal says.
