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By JENNIFER PAIGE
W
ith the arrival of a new doctor in town the
health care situation in Minnedosa has just
been upgraded from dire to desperate.
Long-time staf at the local clinic noted that
while they have seen doctor shortages in Minnedosa
over time, they have never seen them to this extent.
I have been working in health care in Minnedo-
sa for a long time and I have never seen anything like
this. Over this past year it has seemed to go from bad
to worse. Tere are simply no resources to support
patients needs, said Jennifer Brykaliuk, support
staf member with the Minnedosa Medical Group.
Te Minnedosa Medical Group welcomed Dr.
Owojori last week, who began to see patients on
Wednesday, March 26th.
We are really glad to see Dr. Owojori here. We
hope that he is welcomed and that he likes it here
and will maybe plan to stay for some time, com-
mented Ray Orr, Mayor of Minnedosa.
Brykaliuk adds that Dr. Owojoris introduction
to the community has been fairly smooth and he
is taking on new patients. However, the number
of new patients he is going to take on will be at his
discretion and will depend on how quickly he will
adjust to the community.
With a new physician in town, Minnedosa still
remains four doctors short of status quo.
We are in constant contact with the Prairie
Mountain Health, but I feel as though their hands are
tied too. Te big struggle is trying to get physicians to
work in rural locations, added Brykaliuk.
The Provincial Government continues to
stand by their goal of ensuring that all Manitobans
have access to high quality care, when they need it,
close to home.
Continued on Page 3
From Dire to
Desperate
Local Health Care Update
Randy Delgaty gives Montana, his Clydesdale, a scratch after removing the horses show gear on
Tuesday evening. Montana just fnished performing in the Clydesdale obstacle course at the Keystone
Centre on the second
evening of the Royal
Manitoba Winter Fair.
Te Delgaty family has
eight horses at the fair
this year and has been
present at almost every
Winter Fair since
the late 1970s.
Photo by Jennifer Paige
No Stranger to The Fair