A recent study by the Alberta Medical Association found that more than 650 thousand Albertans need a family physician. The same study also found that more than 90 per cent of doctors are concerned about the financial Read More
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NDP Lethbridge-West candidate Shannon Phillips outlined her party’s goals for attracting and retaining family doctors on Thursday morning. It’s estimated that around 40,000 residents in our region are without a family physician. “First, the Read More
Nathan Neudorf and Cheryl Seaborn, the UCP Lethbridge-East and West candidates announced their official campaign launch this week. One of the biggest issues plaguing Lethbridge over the past few years has been the shortage of Read More
A total of one in three people in Alberta do not have access to a family doctor. That’s according to Lethbridge-West MLA Shannon Phillips. Phillips was at the Galt Museum discussing the doctor shortage Read More
The doctor shortage we are experiencing in Canada is only expected to get worse. A recent report shows our country will face a deficit of 44,000 physicians by the year 2028. But according to a pediatric surgeon Read More
UCP leadership hopeful Travis Toews was in Lethbridge on Tuesday chatting about his leadership platform. Toews held a meet and greet at the Nord-Bridge Seniors Centre. The issue of no doctors accepting new patients in Read More
The number of Lethbridge residents without a family physician is about to grow higher. It only just had its grand opening in 2021, but Bridge City News has confirmed that three of the four family doctors Read More
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 Read More
There has been a doctor shortage in Alberta and Lethbridge for quite some time. Lethbridge East MLA Nathan Neudorf says the province is working to get more physicians to our region fairly soon.Read More
There is good news for those who are looking for a family physician in Lethbridge. The Cultural and Social Standing Policy Committee was told that more doctors will be making their way to our city Read More
Over the past few years during the pandemic Lethbridge has experienced a shortage of doctors. Lethbridge currently has no primary care physicians accepting new patients at walk-in clinics. By the end of 2021, approximately 45 per cent Read More
A hot button issue in our city and many others across the country has been doctor shortages. As it stands now, no family physicians are accepting new patients in Lethbridge. As Micah Quinn explains, community Read More
