Emergency Physician Says More Needs To Be Done About Doctor Shortage - May 5, 2022 - Micah Quinn

In Lethbridge, there is a continuing issue with doctor shortages. There is only one clinic in Lethbridge where doctors are accepting new patients, which is the Prairie Treatment Opioid Dependency Clinic. Patients are now going to the emergency department in our city seeking a doctor. Recently, three doctors have signed letters of recruitment and seven are pending in our city as sponsored doctors that should be starting sometime in the fall. Dr. Paul Parks, an emergency physician with the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital, presented at SACPA on Thursday and said this is also an issue where he practices and the government needs to be held accountable.

In Lethbridge, approximately 40,000 people are without a family doctor.

Aired on: Thursday, May 5, 2022 - Micah Quinn

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