When Dr. Amanda MacDonald and a fellow doctor initially opened their Windsor medical practice four years ago, there was a lineup of would-be patients stretching around the building and down the block on opening day.
“For the first couple of weeks it was utter mayhem,” she said.
Soon after, the clinic was left with a waiting list they maintained in-house and referred to as they were able to take on new patients.
Read moreBy Colin Chisholm
(Published in the Chronicle Herald)
Patients seeking a family doctor in the Windsor area may be in luck, with a new collaborative care clinic opening its doors.
Dr. Martina Babin is one of soon-to-be two general practitioners at the Avon Medical Clinic.
“A big part of setting up here in Windsor is the fact that it’s just outside of the city, but not quite a city,” Babin said.
Read morePhoto: Gabriela Vellego, nurse practitioner, smiles as her son Olivier entertains at the community meet and greet at Islands Health Centre, Freeport, Digby Neck.
The communities of Long and Brier Islands had a chance to say bem vindo, the Portugese phrase for welcome, to their new nurse practitioner (NP) and her family last week.
Read moreBy Deidre Taylor
(Published in Nova Scotia Health's 2017/18 Annual Report)
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By Carolyn Ray
(Published by CBC News)
'You feel like you're needed in the community and people want you to be here,' new recruit says
When Jacqueline Green and her husband, Matthew Stacey, decided it was time to leave their lives in the North, they knew they were taking a big leap.
But after three days of being wined and dined by people in Kentville, N.S., they know now there's no turning back.
Read moreBy Sam Macdonald
(Published in The News)
The Nova Scotia Health Authority gave residents of Pictou County an update on what it is doing to cope with a province-wide shortage of primary care physicians, and what measures are in place to make sure people get the care they need, on Wednesday evening.
Read moreBy Laura Redman
(Published in the Digby Courier)
Like his new colleagues, Dr. David LaPierre has only been associated with Digby since September, but he and others have already helped form a collaborative practice with two other doctors, three nurse practitioners and a family practice nurse.
Read moreBy Ashley Thompson
(Published in the Kings County Advertiser Register)
Need a family doctor? Take a number.
Health authority representatives are urging patients in need of a family practice to register for the provincial wait list by calling 811, or visiting the self-service website at needafamilypractice.nshealth.ca.
Read moreBy Wendy Walters
When you walk into Monica Cumby’s office and look at the wall, you quickly see why she’s dubbed the “den mother” of the Dalhousie Medical School’s Family Medicine Residency Program.
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