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Regina clinic closure leaves 5,000 patients scrambling for new family doctors
The closure leaves 5,000 patients without family doctors amid Saskatchewan's doctor shortage, with government plans to recruit more physicians by 2028, officials said.
- On Sunday, the Gardens Community Health Centre in Regina shut its doors, leaving about 5,000 patients searching for a new family doctor.
- The centre was set up with provincial money in 2018 after Premier Scott Moe's government announced millions in funding to strengthen community care, while New Democrats urged Moe since November to save it.
- Patients said the closure disrupts care for ADHD, celiac disease and anxiety, with Tammy Heland calling it 'catastrophic', Kate Malagride fearing lost prescriptions, and Vanessa Bourlon unsure about her autistic children’s care.
- Health Minister Jeremy Cockrill said the province is hiring more doctors and signing contracts with nurse practitioners while pursuing international recruitment to meet the 2028 access goal.
- The NDP urged alternative staffing and compensation steps before the clinic closed, with Meara Conway, NDP health critic, accusing Health Minister Jeremy Cockrill of inaction and noting he once 'He heralded as the future of primary care in Saskatchewan'.
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