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. ' WA’i‘i-zituX) ctiitomtiLE - Wednesday, rennin} iz. 20 I 4 . 3 A step in the right diI‘ECtiOIl l l O O Regwnalfamily doctor shortage strll looms afier new medwalcentre opens at The Boardwalk BYlAMl-IS Mason Greater Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber of . _ Chmnit‘lt’ Sta/f Commerce, said while the development will . ~. go a long way in easing the doctor shortage, : rkers continue to make final touches there is still a lot of work to be done to get on 3,54 Whom inside and out at The Medical top on the problem. ‘ 7; Centre at the Boardwalk. but that One of the issues is the‘number of retira won't quell the ambition of one of the region's ing doctors and the so-called “orphan" Mfamilydtxftois patients that are created when they lose a, l 5 “It's really exciting," said Dr. Katerina their family doctor. This medical Centre has ‘ Reizgys, 28, who studied medicine at already accepted several thousand we a t. McMaster University and was recruited by orphaned patients, Sehl said. ' ‘ the Kitchener»Waterloo Chamber of (ZomA "The [shortage] is still at 20,000 but it merce. “It's such a great building. it's proba- could have been worse." said Sehl. bly better than lexpected." “We're making progress." Mclean added. _ Reizgys will be working with Dr, John “We're still short, but we're moving in the Selil, who has more than 20 years of experi rightdirection." _. elite prat tiring lariiil\ medicine in the l'hariks in part to the Chamber's doctor 4 ' region. as well as her fellow Mt’Mastt'r grad recruitment weekends, which bring med and residi‘iin partner. l)r school gratis to the region lessicti Netbel and highlight what Waterloo lllt' ltitir \l(llt'\_ Motion ” has to offer in an attempt to square loot, $30 million If“? CUFF stop, sway them to set up their F” lat‘ility o )t'lll‘tl last Monday ' ‘ V ' practices here. McLean said and Will] house abotii 1“? ”flat get 17111794 the doctor shortage could be 27 family doctors. as well as by the wave again. brought under control as integrated medical experts 7 Ian Mcliean early as 2m 7 or zoo; Dr. (nu-in. ”I” at Dr. john Sehl m Cynthia VON" M Nd! the w I!) of such as an independent I’resuiwi/and!!!)o/rhe l.ven then. however, moftlnnewofficesatTheMalCentreetflieBoudwfi. Mame-"om pharriiacy. laboratory. med ( ‘ ,. recruitment efforts Will con- . , mum kitchen” Waterloo .. i ital imaging spet ialists and (lumihero/(‘om on (he tinue If we ever stop, we ll other medicalclinics. _ _ . . lust get buried by the wave Illiptnldllll’ ofmrumng new . ,, located at the north end dam” I" ”w on again, Mclean said of 'l he lloardwalk's reg; Attracting more dlk tors to ” lb hectare t ommt-rcial the region is not only a , complex that straddles the health Imperative. but an ' ' boundary between Kitchener and Waterloo, economic one as well, gft‘ at It)! Ira Needles lllvd. the building has When prospective businesses come to been designed as a one stop shop for the region to inquire about setting up an - patients who Will no longer have to drive operation. one of the first questions is how ~ at ross town to s(‘(' their dot tor and then difficult it is to get a family doctor. the chain _. (er't‘ to the other end oi town for an X ray ber president said. ‘ _ ? It has taken about Ill months to finish the lite large Windows, bright offices. open " ' prlllt‘t t alter ground was broken in luly 2012 and collaborative work spaces. electronic filâ€" ‘ 4,4 ' It’s estimated about 20!!!) people in the mg systems and the state-of-theart technol F" region are wanting for a family doctor, and ogy found at the new medical centre should ‘ the early numbers suggest the medical (011 go a long way in attracting more doctors to ~ lrl‘ Will help fill some of that demand About the area as well tw- , f “‘“’“ “ ‘ ~ 8. it!) people are already on the waiting list " lo have so many family doctors in one ' at the now far Illl\ space. we can collaborate and have informa ‘lhat list is growing, and were tat Hing it lion sessions together You couldn't have as aggressively as we ran." said ( ynthia that in a smaller oflite." said Reizgys. Voisin. manager of brand strategy and (level lo add your name to the waiting ll'sl for a oprnr-ni at [hi-litiartlwalk lamilv doctor. visit www the board _ Ian M( Iran. president and t it) of the wallua/medir al vt’entre/ "so exterior of the new ”fin-mien Medical Centre at The Mali sin-"tom" a. v _H- My.“ ‘W‘NfifV" ' " r- fig“; \ j. .’ s a ._ , ~‘ 5: 25; N ' ' " a» at . '- . figiit’i‘ L ' i" A? ‘ ~, M/ V 5.5, - ’ 5 NWT“. imam-nun. t Glasses 0Stinglasses ‘" ._ .‘ ”7°" "5“ KNOWN“ . _> ”3,5“ ,; mdhmlh ninth” SoflComactLomes . “.. we -, «mm-WW” «mam-mm -Fn|06-SalOS 'FfllOâ€"6'Sll0-5 “WV m m M 519-7‘1-1233 519-954-2020