South West Health
Serving Shelburne,
News
Release
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Residents of Long and
From Monday, January 18,until the end of February, the
health centre is scheduled to be open 27 days out of a possible 30 (to see calendar,
click
HERE). Over half of those days will see both a Nurse
Practitioner and a Family Physician working together at the health centre. This
means twice as many patients will be able to receive care on those days.
South West Health has secured the additional coverage on an
interim basis while recruitment continues for a new full-time Nurse
Practitioner for the Island Health Centre. The active recruitment campaign
includes advertising in newspapers, universities and nursing licensing bodies and
professional associations across
“We have formed some valuable partnerships with these health
care providers who are providing interim coverage at the Islands Health
Centre,” said Blaise MacNeil, CEO of South West Health. “The residents of
Dr. Ken Buchholz
will be available on alternate Mondays and Tuesdays through the rest of January
and February. Nurse Practitioner Melanie Thibeau will see patients each Tuesday
while Nurse Practitioner Deb Misner will continue at the centre every Wednesday
as usual. Starting January 21, a new Nurse Practitioner and Physician will see
patients every Thursday and Friday.
For more information, please call the
CLICK
HERE: Islands Health Centre Jan / Feb 2010 (.pdf format)
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