As small communities across Ontario struggle to recruit doctors and nurses, one town has landed on a strategy that appears poised for success: giving them 'a bag of money up front.' That's the incentive on offer in Huntsville, Ont.
As small communities across Ontario struggle to recruit doctors and nurses, one town has landed on a strategy that appears poised for success: giving them"a bag of money up front."
Two months in, Stone said seven doctors have expressed interest and several are close to signing contracts. “We're giving them that bag of money up front because that's what's really going to be the hook to get them to move here,” he said, adding the bonus is tied to a five-year commitment. Ian Culbert, executive director of the Canadian Public Health Association, said the growing role of incentives to attract doctors is putting communities that are seen as less desirable in"an impossible situation."
But he argued there are better ways to address rural doctor shortages, including student debt forgiveness tied to years of service in a community, or introducing medical students to the benefits of rural work through short-term programs while in medical school.
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