Dr. Leisha Hawker is nearly six months into her tenure as president of Doctors Nova Scotia. So far, she says her position has been both rewarding but “uniquely challenging.”
Emergency department closures in Cape Breton continue to affect the level of health-care services. While some medical officials are trying to bridge the gap, others say more support is needed.
In October 2022, more than 47,000 people were on the family practice registry in the central region, up from the 6,641 residents recorded in September 2020. The change represents a six-fold increase.
Ten per cent of primary care physicians in Nova Scotia have yet to switch to digitized medical records. But physician recruiters say paper records are a deterrent for new graduates and incoming doctors who want to use up-to-date records systems.