N.S. high-need patients continue to search for family doctor
Global News
One of the more than 150,000 residents in Nova Scotia looking for a family doctor said many of clinics aren't accepting new patients, leaving them stranded.
When Faye Power got a letter from her family doctor at the South End Community Clinic in Halifax, it came as a surprise. Her doctor was relatively young, and she had hoped that she would be there to give her care for as long as she needed.
All four doctors at the Southend Family Practice, located in the Halifax Professional Centre on Spring Garden Road, closed their practices as of Aug. 30, which will leave more than 4,000 patients without a primary care provider.
In a letter to patients, Dr. Maria Sampson said “lack of support” was a contributing factor.
Power recently suffered a health scare, where she was diagnosed with kidney disease. Knowing something was wrong, and her doctor out of the mix, she called the province 811 system for medical advice.
She says the service told her to “get a doctor in the next 24 hours.”
Looking for help, and hoping not to go to the emergency room, a 211 phone call gave her a list of numbers for walk-in clinics in Halifax. She wasn’t able to get into any of the ones she tried.
After a bout in hospital, Power is now on the short list for a family doctor with a new practice.
“Nova Scotia has got to find family doctors,” she said in an interview with Global News.
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