This next election could mean life or death for the people who live here.
Ken Armstrong wrote this story with some good advice for home owners when candidates come to the door.
OMA president Dr. Dominik Nowak said the single most important thing that we could do for our health-care system is connect everyone to a family doctor.
There are currently 24 physician vacancies in Sault Ste. Marie — six of which are for family doctors, the OMA said.
The non-partisan organization says those vacancies represent 12,447 people in the community who are without a family doctor.
"It's heartbreaking hearing about the lack of access to family doctors across the province," Nowak said.
"For those of us who have candidates visit our doors, we should be asking them what's their plan for the health-care system?
"What's their plan for connecting everyone to a family doctor and what's their plan for not just recruiting family doctors into the system, but keeping the ones that we already have in our community?" said Nowak.
This next election could mean life or death for the people who live here.
Ken Armstrong wrote this story with some good advice for home owners when candidates come to the door.
OMA president Dr. Dominik Nowak said the single most important thing that we could do for our health-care system is connect everyone to a family doctor.
There are currently 24 physician vacancies in Sault Ste. Marie — six of which are for family doctors, the OMA said.
The non-partisan organization says those vacancies represent 12,447 people in the community who are without a family doctor.
"It's heartbreaking hearing about the lack of access to family doctors across the province," Nowak said.
"For those of us who have candidates visit our doors, we should be asking them what's their plan for the health-care system?
"What's their plan for connecting everyone to a family doctor and what's their plan for not just recruiting family doctors into the system, but keeping the ones that we already have in our community?" said Nowak.