Council approves additional $600,000 to attract family doctors

Council approves additional $600,000 to attract family doctors

At their meeting on Tuesday, council unanimously approved an additional $600,000 for the city’s family physician recruitment efforts. The initiative started in 2022, and has since connected approximately 8,100 residents who previously lacked primary care and has prevented 14,500 patients from losing access to care when their doctors retired. The city has already invested $3 million in these concentrated efforts to attract physicians.  Current da…