Vancouver Island city-owned clinic on track to sign two more doctors, mayor says

Vancouver Island city-owned clinic on track to sign two more doctors, mayor says

COLWOOD — A British Columbia city on Vancouver Island that's hiring doctors as municipal employees is "very close" to hiring two more physicians, and its mayor believes it will eventually exceed its goal of hiring eight in total.

Vancouver Island City-Owned Clinic on Track to Sign Two More Doctors, Mayor Says

The mayor of a Vancouver Island community hiring doctors as city employees says it is “very close” to signing two more physicians for its clinic even as other communities inquire about replicating its model. Colwood Mayor Doug Kobayashi says the city’s clinic currently has one doctor on staff, another is due to arrive in September, and they are close to signing employment contracts with two more physicians. Kobayashi says they have had a lot of …

Colwood city-owned clinic on track to sign two more doctors, mayor says

Colwood has a city-owned clinic that hires doctors as municipal employees which is “very close” to hiring two more physicians, and its mayor believes it will eventually exceed its goal of hiring eight in total.  Colwood Mayor Doug Kobayashi said Monday that the city-owned clinic currently has one doctor, and employment contracts are soon to be inked with two more, while a fourth is expected to be on board by September.  Kobayashi said other citi…