Source: Shannon Paterson. CTV News, August 2, 2022
Previous estimates have put the number of British Columbians who do not have a primary care physician at close to one million.
When 82-year-old Michael Mort’s longtime family doctor told him last summer he was going to retire by Christmas, he gave him six months notice. But the Vancouver Island senior quickly learned that wasn’t enough time to find a new one.
“Since then, finding a doctor to replace him has not worked out,” said Mort, whose name has been in the B.C.’s health referral system now for a full year.