KEEPING YOU SAFE & ON THE ROAD
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KEEPING YOU SAFE & ON THE ROAD
ABOVE : Dr . Allison Adamus has been active in lobbying the Ministry of Health into reviewing and changing restrictions around new doctors serving their return to service agreements in bedroom communities . Within the next two years , these changes will be seen in Martensville .
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Lifted Restrictions Means Potential for More Doctors in Bedroom Communities Lacie Munholland , Martensville Messenger
Previous restrictions on doctors practicing in bedroom communities have been lifted . The Martensville Messenger spoke to Dr . Allison Adamus of Collective Health and Wellness in Martensville regarding the changes .
“ Part of our problem was that a good number of graduating residents had signed return for service agreements that had to be served in rural communities . There were specific restrictions against bedroom communities , such as Martensville . Contracts that were signed in July with new residents state that residents can serve their return for service agreements in any community with a demonstrated need ,” commented Dr . Adamus .
Dr . Adamus has been active in lobbying the Ministry of Health into reviewing and changing the restrictions around new doctors serving their return to service agreements in bedroom communities . In a previous interview about the shortage of physicians in Martensville and surrounding communities , Dr . Adamus commented : “ If the Ministry of Health would consider the need of the community rather simply its geographical location , that would be a great start to getting more physicians here in Martensville . It ' s also tough to compete with other rural communities in terms of government incentive programs and bonuses ( from which we are excluded ), especially since many of those communities are not far from ours . Other allied health services such as mental health , laboratory , and possibly X-ray services would also help to draw physicians into the community .”
While the lifting of these restrictions is necessary , Martensville and similar communities most likely will not see a dramatic change for at least two years , as the doctors that signed new contracts still have to finish their residency . When that time comes , Dr . Adamus is excited to welcome as many physicians as Martensville has need for .
That begs the question : how many physicians does Martensville actually need ? While Dr . Adamus and the team at Martensville Collective Health and Wellness are excited to welcome two , full time physicians to their team : Dr . Amanda Walker and Dr . Cheryl Mitchell , the community need requires more full time physicians . Dr . Adamus sees on average 30 patients a day . The number of patients in the clinic varies depending on the day – whether it is walk-in hours , or individuals have appointments booked . Dr . Adamus believes that Martensville could keep up to 10 physicians busy based on a waitlist number of around 1,200 .
Martensville Collective Health and Wellness is happy to provide walk-in hours to the public . Walk-in hours are : Tuesday , Wednesday and Thursday from 5:00pm- 8:30pm , as well as Fridays from 8:40am-2:00pm . For more information , please contact Martensville Collective Health and Wellness at : 306-933-4110 .
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ABOVE : A team from MCHW participated in the ‘ Lace Up For Diabetes Run / Walk ’ , including Dr . Adamus , Dr . Walker , Trevor , Laura , Holly and Carol from MCHW and their family / friends . ( Facebook )
CHATEAU VILLA UPCOMING EVENTS
You are invited to join us . . .
THURSDAY , SEPTEMBER 8 th @ 10am – Join Councillor Jamie Martens to discuss the need for Transportation for Seniors in Martensville .
WEDNESDAY , SEPTEMBER 21 st @ 10am - Join Jaycee Turtle with Lakeview Insurance to discuss the fundamentals of Snow Bird Insurance . She will cover : eligibility and medical questions , types of coverage available , policy exclusions , limitations , and what to do in the event of a medical emergency .
TUESDAY , SEPTEMBER 27 th @ 10am – The Medicine Shoppe will discuss the benefits of compression therapy .
These are free information sessions for everyone to attend . Please come and join us at Chateau Villa , located at 151 Beaudry Crescent , in the Lake Vista area of Martensville .
www . chateauvilla . ca or check us out on FaceBook For a tour call 306-281-4475