Readers offer their takes on the retirement of a Saskatoon family doctor and plans to close a compost facility to save money at city hall.
Published Sep 14, 2023 • Last updated 1 hour ago • 1 minute read
A letter writer says the retirement of her family doctor while she was in hospital has left her in a ‘scary’ state. Photo by Siriporn Lin /Getty Images/iStockphoto
While I was in hospital recently, an email went out announcing the retirement of my general practitioner. By the time I got home, all spaces with other doctors had been filled. I have been with this clinic for 21 year and so it felt like I had a gut punch and it is scary.
When are we going to be smart enough to invest in medical candidates? Years ago, we paid for doctors and nurses, and they signed an agreement to spend so many years here after graduation to reimburse the province.
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