Two doctors are currently going through an internation assessment program and when completed will be working at the hospital in the fall. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

By Nikita Ganovicheff

Doctor Recruitment

Two doctors set to practice in Meadow Lake this fall says SHA

Jun 28, 2019 | 11:36 AM

Meadow Lake could see two new doctors at its hospital this fall.

Doug Dahl, Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) spokesperson, said two family physicians are currently going through the Saskatchewan International Physician Practice Assessment program and when completed they would start at Meadow Lake Hospital this fall.

Dahl could not release any other details on the doctors but said SHA is targeting locally, nationally and internationally in their recruitment and has been in contact with other physicians who have shown interest in working in Meadow Lake.

The SHA said they’ve ensured there will be no disruption of services at the hospital through the end of July and are making strategies to help the current services over the coming months.

Meadow Lake will face a shortage of doctors as six physicians and two nurse practitioners will be leaving the hospital and clinic by Sept. 3. This prompted a group of concerned community volunteers to form the Community Recruitment and Retention committee earlier this year.

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The committee hopes to aid in recruiting doctors to the area with surgeons and anesthesiologists at the top of their recruitment list. The committee received $2,000 from the city of Meadow Lake to create promotional material to help recruit doctors.

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