Hundreds of residents in Bruce County, Ontario, lined up on Jan. 15 for the opportunity to get on the list for a new doctor starting a practice in the community.
More than a thousand people lined up at the Royal Canadian Legion in Walkerton to get on the patient list for Dr. Mitchell Currie, according to media reports.
Currie has just moved to the area, about 180 km west of Toronto, and will be working as part of the South Bruce Grey Health Centre team, according to a post on the centre’s website.
The centre said Currie, who grew up in the area, has moved back and will be opening a family practice. His wife, who is also a doctor, is expected to open a clinic too….