Hinton, Alta., is down to eight family physicians, half of what’s needed for the town of 10,000. And of those remaining, some are working part time or making retirement plans
In Hinton , Alta., an industrial town in the shadows of the Rockies , residents left without a doctor to write prescriptions face a three-hour drive to Edmonton to try their luck at a walk-in clinic.
Mayor Nicholas Nissen said he’s disappointed the town may be on the hook for something that’s not a municipal responsibility. Even though health care falls under provincial authority, Nissen said rural or remote communities have long been taking matters into their own hands to maintain access, and Hinton’s challenges are common across the country.The $500,000 from the town would keep the lights on at the local medical clinic to help family physicians who can’t bill at the clinicbecause they’re too busy caring for patients at the hospital emergency room or seniors’ lodges.
Her office said the province recently recruited one physician to Hinton and is working to attract five more.
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