Doctor shortage at Port Moody Urgent and Primary Care Centre – Tri-Cities Dispatch

Outside the big cities, the family doctor is now, in many cases, an unobtainable figure. (BEND)

Doctor shortage at Port Moody Urgent and Primary Care Centre – Tri-Cities Dispatch

Doctors have been in short supply in Port Moody. Since opening in November 2022, the Port Moody Urgent and Primary Care Centre has fallen short of expected staffing levels for physicians. Five family doctors were set to staff the facility. However, data recently released through a freedom of information request showed there was the equivalent of 3.4 full time doctors at the care centre. The province is trying to recruit more family physicians an…