There’s a new family doctor practising in Grande Prairie, as the city and province continue to recruit in an effort to improve access to care for local residents.
Dr. Ehioze Isoa is a family medicine physician who is now practising at the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital and the Grande Prairie Primary Care Network After-Hours Clinic. AHS says he is supporting the emergency department, inpatient and outpatient services, and long-term care at the hospital, and provides community care at the after-hours clinic.
Grande Prairie-Wapiti MLA Ron Wiebe calls the new physician a “tremendous asset” to northwestern Alberta’s healthcare system, especially as the area’s need for family doctors continues to grow.
“His commitment to providing care at the hospital and the after-hours clinic is truly appreciated, and we are fortunate to have him as part of our community,” he says.
Dr. Isoa received his medical training and completed his residency in Nigeria, before moving to Calgary in 2008 and arriving in northern Alberta last month.
The new doc’s arrival in Grande Prairie does not mark the end of recruiting for the north either, as AHS has three physician resource planners operating in the North Zone, who remain committed to identifying and pursuing physician recruitment opportunities, both locally and around the globe.
