Palliser seeks more family physicians to ease doctor shortage
Palliser Health Authority aims to recruit additional family physicians amid ongoing staffing gaps. Local doctors, staff, and residents from Medicine Hat note long-standing access issues as 30 physicians already overburdened while calls to add geriatrician and anesthetist support continue. A list of clinics accepting new patients is available at Medicine Hat Regional Hospital.
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Amily
Palliser Health Authority
Tom Seaman
Palliser
Mark Latham
Medicine Hat
Latham
Linda Pollitt
Cindy Bice
Rice
Vincent DiNinno
Keith Clugston
DiNinno
Emily Schmaltz
Glas and
Jonker
New doctors begin arriving in Medicine Hat
Palliser's health board granted privileges to Dr. Carmen Jadick a general surgeon moving from Cranbrook to begin practice in January. Dr. Adeel Azam an internal medicine specialist who started in November also joins. Dr. Vince DiNinno notes ongoing recruitment fairs in Calgary and Edmonton and ongoing hiring in pathology geriatrics anesthesiology orthopedics and psychiatry.
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PHA
Palliser’s Health Board
Carmen Jadick
Jadick
Gas City
Cranbrook
Vince DiNinno
Adeel Azam
Azam
City weighs declaring road salt toxic substance
Medicine Hat officials react to Environment Canada plans to label road salt toxic and restrict its use. The province uses a sand salt mix on highways and major roads with possible shifts if rules tighten. Public input runs to January 29 before a potential two year rollout.
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Environment Canada
Tim Scory
Municipal Works
Dunmore Road
Brier Park Road
Scory
Canada
Ottawa
Circle T Toastmasters Evening Meeting At Library
Circle T Toastmasters convenes at 6 30 p m in the library. BEFAM Quilters meet at 7 p m at Fifth Avenue Memorial United Church. Medicine Hat Bridge Club gathers at 7 p m at Wiener Centre with contact numbers listed.
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Lost or Found Pet Help Ad Offered Free
Readers can call 528 NEWS to place a free lost or found pet notice. Leave a voicemail with pet description, location last seen, and a reachable phone number. Ciphered text and cryptograms are mentioned but not essential to the notice.
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