Ten new physicians have joined the North Zone of AHS in the last three months of 2023 according to Alberta Health Services.
Seven physicians practicing a variety of specialties began practicing in Grande Prairie between October 1st and December 31st last year, including two pediatric physicians and a family medicine doctor.
Provincial Minister of Health Adriana LaGrange says the newly recruited healthcare professionals’ diverse specialties will help ensure the wide variety of healthcare needs of northern Albertans are met.
“Their dedication to patient care and their diverse backgrounds will undoubtedly contribute to providing the highest level of healthcare services to Albertans,” she says.
On top of the new physicians in Grande Prairie, Beaverlodge, Bonnyville, and Lac La Biche all received new healthcare practitioners in family medicine and pediatrics.
AHS says physician recruiting across the north will continue this year through work with planners who are actively identifying and pursuing international and domestic physicians.