Seven new physicians make Timmins home
The physician recruiter employed by the Timmins and District Hospital shared an progress update with CTV News. Corey Krupa said seven physicians have been recruited to work in the city.
Since August, Krupa has been attending job fairs and meeting with medical students to encourage more doctors to come to Timmins and Krupa said he's excited to announce that those physicians come to the hospital with various specialties.
"Two of them are orthopaedic surgeons; two paediatricians; a family physician, an ER doc as well as a pathologist, not to discount as well, we also have a new psychiatrist that will be joining at the beginning of May from England," said Krupa.
And, he said an additional psychiatrist plans to come in September.
The emergency room physician is doctor Olivier Felix Umuhire who made the move from Toronto.
He said to live in a small, welcoming community is important to him and his family. It's also giving him a chance to educate future physicians.
"If you get an academic nomination or an appointment, that means there’s a corroboration between the hospital and a medical school where they can send you students and trainees and at the same time you’re providing care, you’re also teaching, you’re also engaging in their projects, in their learning and you're participating in this amazing community of people who pass it on," expressed Doctor Umuhire.
Despite the progress that's been made, the hospital said it's still short one or two physicians in radiology, obstetrics, gynaecology and the E-R.
And as well, anywhere from fifteen to twenty family physicians are needed.
Krupa said the hospital and the city are committed to work even harder to attract more doctors before July--when they graduate from medical schools.
He said the really big selling point for Timmins is its supportive medical community.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
'I just can't believe that it took so long': Body found in wreckage 3 months after deadly fire
A man accused of arson in a January Old Strathcona apartment fire is expected to be charged with manslaughter after a body was discovered in the burned building late last month.
No proof man lied to brother about number of kittens born in litter, B.C. tribunal rules
A man was denied a $5,000 payout from his brother after a B.C. tribunal dismissed his claim disputing how many kittens were born in a litter.
Quebec police hand out hundreds of tickets to Hells Angels and other bikers before 'first run' meeting
Quebec provincial police handed out hundreds of fines to Hells Angels members and other supporting motorcycle clubs who met for their 'first run' in a small town near Sherbrooke, Que.
Grandparents killed in wrong-way crash on Hwy. 401 identified
A 60-year-old man and a 55-year-old woman killed in a wrong-way crash on Highway 401 earlier this week have been identified by the Consulate General of India in Toronto.
Snakes almost on a plane: U.S. TSA discovers a bag with small snakes in passenger's pants
According to an X post by the Transportation Security Administration, officers at the Miami International Airport found the small bag of snakes hidden in a passenger's trousers on April 26 at a checkpoint.
A Chinese driver is praised for helping reduce casualties in a highway collapse that killed 48
A Chinese truck driver was praised in local media Saturday for parking his vehicle across a highway and preventing more cars from tumbling down a slope after a section of the road in the country's mountainous south collapsed and killed at least 48 people.
Russia puts Ukrainian President Zelenskyy on its wanted list
Russia has put Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on its wanted list, Russian state media reported Saturday, citing the interior ministry’s database.
Britney Spears 'home and safe' after paramedics responded to an incident at the Chateau Marmont, source tells CNN
A source close to singer Britney Spears tells CNN that the pop star is 'home and safe' after she had a 'major fight' with her boyfriend on Wednesday night at the Chateau Marmont in West Hollywood.
‘We made them safer and more fun’: Here’s what’s new about e-scooters
Electric scooters (e-scooters) have been gaining popularity in the capital and this season comes with some changes and updates.