1. Rural Physician and Health Services Review Your ideas Your voice Your chance

2. to contribute to the development of solutions Did you know … … about the community … about facilities … about rural doctors Current challenges The future

3. … about the community covers more than 32,000 square km population of 70,183 demographics 73 towns and municipal councils

4. … about facilities 20 acute care and 28 long term care centres 348 acute beds equals 4.96 beds/1000 pop. average occupancy of 55% for acute beds

5. … about facilities/services Public Health Mental Health Home Care Clinics Emergency Services Diagnostic Services Rehabilitation Services

6. … about rural doctors 59 Full-time and 9 Part-time physicians Recruited 45+ doctors over the past 4 years Number of students in first year medicine Number of students choosing family practice

7. … about rural doctors/other professionals Nurses Diagnostic Technologists EMS Home Care Pharmacy Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy

8. Current challenges Human resources Local services “H” signs Not alone in this

9. The Future Training programs are on the increase Office of Rural and Northern Health Coordinated Physician Recruitment strategy Work together to make it happen

10. Rural Physician and Health Services Review You can make a difference for better health care.