Good news for those in my area without a family doctor.

I heard on the radio today that 2 new family doctors will soon be relocating to Belleville and will be taking on patients.

A LIMITED number of application forms will be available from both the Chamber of Commerce (the log cabin by the river on moira street, between front and pinnacle) or from the QHC belleville general hospital, starting at 10am THURSDAY.

I expect they will run out quickly. Completing a form does not guarantee acceptance as a patient.

Funny you should bring that up. There is a rumour that we will be getting five new ones next year. All I have to do now is find out how to get on the list.

More info in todays Intel:


Forms available at QHC Belleville General - main entrance:

Thursday, Aug. 9: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 10: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 13: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 14: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

At the Belleville and District Chamber of Commerce:

Aug. 9, 10, 13 and 14: 8:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.

all 400 applications gone in 15 minutes at the CoC. It took twice that long at the hospital!

I suppose thats as good an indication of the shortage of family doctors as any.

Wow - it really is tragic and a disgrace

People round here would have camped out overnight, even in February.

It wouldnt surprise me if people here did (although obviously not in February this time). There is no parking near the CoC for 400 people, so they must have been queing for a while to get through 400 applications in quarter of an hour. Thats quite efficient for canadians innit

Makes me realise how lucky we were to be picked up in the Trenton Lottery, and to have a good doctor now....also one who has some expereince rather than just having left med school to start practice like the two new ones in this case.

Quite. One of my neighbours has a doctor that she can't stand. No way is she going to leave his practice though.

We had one so bad that we abandoned him for the vaguaries of the urgent care / emerg system.

Since then he has misdiagnosed and generally screwed up with a collegue, her husband (missed a hernia), and one of her kids. Shes currently off for at least 6 weeks after having 30some gallstones removed...according to him the pain was all in her head because he couldnt find anything wrong! He totally dismissed our kids digestive problems as an "oversensitive" mother too. Its a minefield.

How old is this doctor? (ie how long ago did they train?) I hope that people have either complained to him or at least pointed out these issues so that he can learn from them.

Maybe he's on here

http://can.ratemds.com/canada/

Neat site. My old GP in Oakville is on there. The comments about him are spot-on.

Thanks flash, great site.

He was. I added my 2c.

He's old enough to know better, 50s? late 40s?. Hes very laid back and a nice guy, but he was way too dismissive on occasions. Complaints were made.

The words "laid back" are often used in the write-ups on my former GP in Oakville. They appear to be code for "doesn't seem to give a shit".