Physician Shortage
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Halifax patient says medical records being held ‘hostage’ after losing family doctorCornelia Schneider estimates it will cost her family $350 to obtain their medical records. She said she is also concerned about her private information being held 'hostage.'HealthMar 23
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Minor treatment clinic announced for Health Sciences Centre in WinnipegManitoba's PC government has been under fire over concerns about the state of the provincial health-care system.HealthMar 10
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Doctors Manitoba disappointed in PCs for not acknowledging physician shortage in 2023 budgetWhile the premier said the issue will be addressed, Doctors Manitoba said its confidence is shaken as the government has made promises it's yet to deliver on.HealthMar 8
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Rural Alberta ERs close temporarily amid physician shortagesThe emergency rooms at the Ponoka Hospital and Care Centre and the Beaverlodge Hospital will be closed until Monday at 8 a.m.HealthJan 8
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Merritt, B.C. emergency department closed for Tuesday afternoonMerritt-area residents will have to get emergency care in Kamloops Tuesday due to what Interior Health said is limited physician availability.HealthDec 20, 2022
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A new report shows Manitoba has third overall lowest number of physicians in CanadaThe report shows Manitoba has the third overall lowest number of physicians per capita in the country clocking in at 216 doctors per 100,000 residents.HealthOct 26, 2022
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‘Crisis mode’: Legends Medical Clinic closes to walk-in patients due to doctor shortageAnother Saskatchewan health clinic has been forced to turn away new patients due to the national shortage of physicians and staff.HealthOct 13, 2022
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Dumont hospital in Moncton loses another physicianThis is the fifth doctor to leave the hospital in recent months. Four oncologists have left the Moncton facility, but Vitalité said they’ve hired two to replace them.HealthJun 28, 2022
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‘There is a huge need’: Why this Nova Scotia doctor says she can’t leave her patients behind"I actually have retired three times, officially," Dr. Shelagh Leahey says. "But it didn't hold." And according to her, the reasons are many.FeaturesOct 3, 2019
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2,100 Perth-area residents will be looking for family physicians by 2020The loss of two doctors in Perth leaves over 2,000 people looking for a new family physician.HealthJul 3, 2019
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