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Rural Physician and Health Services Review

Rural Physician and Health Services Review. Your ideas Your voice Your chance. to contribute to the development of solutions. Did you know … … about the community … about facilities … about rural doctors Current challenges The future. … about the community.

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Rural Physician and Health Services Review

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  1. Rural Physician and Health Services Review Your ideas Your voice Your chance

  2. to contribute to the development of solutions • Did you know … • … about the community • … about facilities • … about rural doctors • Current challenges • The future

  3. … about the community • covers more than 32,000 square km • population of 70,183 • demographics • 73 towns and municipal councils

  4. … about facilities • 20 acute care and 28 long term care centres • 348 acute beds equals 4.96 beds/1000 pop. • average occupancy of 55% for acute beds

  5. … about facilities/services • Public Health • Mental Health • Home Care • Clinics • Emergency Services • Diagnostic Services • Rehabilitation Services

  6. … about rural doctors • 59 Full-time and 9 Part-time physicians • Recruited 45+ doctors over the past 4 years • Number of students in first year medicine • Number of students choosing family practice

  7. … about rural doctors/other professionals • Nurses • Diagnostic Technologists • EMS • Home Care • Pharmacy • Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy

  8. Current challenges • Human resources • Local services • “H” signs • Not alone in this

  9. The Future • Training programs are on the increase • Office of Rural and Northern Health • Coordinated Physician Recruitment strategy • Work together to make it happen

  10. Rural Physician and Health Services Review You can make a difference for better health care.

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