Medical clinic hosts third ‘rostering’ event for new patients in Kingston, Ont.
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A chilly, rainy morning did not keep dozens of people from lining up at a medical clinic in Kingston, Ont., for a chance to sign up as patients. Some camped out overnight.
A chilly, dreary, rainy morning didn’t stop Peter MacDonald — or any of the other two dozen or so people — from lining up outside of Kingston’s CDK Medical Centre Saturday morning.
The centre announced in February that doctors would be taking on new patients. It then hosted two “roster days” to fill the vacant spots.
There were long lines and even longer waits, however. So, a third session was needed.
MacDonald, who’s been without a doctor for three years, decided to give it a shot.
“It’s nice to have somebody that’s actually looking out for the public and… to get people in to get doctors,” he said.
CDK said it has rostered over 600 patients so far through these rostering events and was hoping to add another 100 on Saturday.
Despite the much smaller line ups on Saturday compared to those in February, some people camped out overnight in advance of the event. Others arrived as early as 5:30 a.m.
“I was lucky enough that I’m a student at the college but I’m graduating and I’m going to be losing access to that care,” said Jessica Schryer. “And I’m one of the unlucky people… I have a medication that can’t be refilled at a walk-in clinic.”
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