Summer vacations will result in a temporary physician shortage the board of North Saskatchewan River Municipal Health Holdings was advised at their regular meeting July 16.
Dr. Forghanirad will be on holidays Aug. 25 to Sept. 9 and Dr. Odiegwu from Sept.1 to 6. There will be some locum coverage from Saskatchewan Medical Association locum program, but NSRMHH will be short physician coverage. The board advises patients to renew subscriptions and book non-emergent appointments well ahead so appointments can be kept available for the patients needing emergent care.
Dr. Tshatshela will be leaving in mid-August. The CHAN group will be holding a farewell for him and his family at the Riverside Health Complex from 2:30 to 4 p.m. on Aug. 9. Dr. Odiegwu will be leaving the third week in September. The CHAN group will be holding her farewell Sept. 20 from 2:30 to 4 p.m. at the Riverside Complex.
The NSRMHH board also approved two more clinic staff members to attend a Trauma Information Care Workshop and Kairos Blanket Exercise to be held at Thunderchild First Nation Sept. 13.
The next regular meeting of the North Saskatchewan River Municipal Health Holdings Board will be held Monday, Sept. 17 at 7:30 p.m. in the RM of Mervin office, Turtleford.
If anyone has any questions, they are welcome to contact the representative for their area or the office at 306-845-4144.
