This month marks the first time Logan Lake will have some consistent services of a physician since the community of about 2,000 people lost its full-time doctor over a year ago.
Two general practitioners began serving the community of Logan Lake, which is about 50 kilometres north of Merritt, on a temporary basis April 6.
Doctors Mark Fenrich and Stephanie Bourdeau are splitting a six-week term serving Logan Lake on weekdays between this month and June.
Both physicians have served previous stints in the community.
A doctor is still scheduled to be in Logan Lake tomorrow, April 10.
The town will be without a doctor again next week, but starting April 20, a physician will be in the community for about two weeks.
Service ends again after May 1, and will be renewed for two more weeks from May 11 to May 22, including the Victoria Day long weekend.
The next week a doctor will be in Logan Lake after that is June 1 to June 5.
This locum service ends after that day.
“It’s nice to have some coverage for the community, at least for now,” Logan Lake Mayor Robin Smith said, noting the town continues to search for a full-time doctor.
The emergency department at the Logan Lake Health Centre remains closed as this measure is just a temporary solution.
Patients in Logan Lake who require an appointment should contact the Medical Clinic at 250-523-9414.
Temporary doctor services haven’t been offered in Logan Lake since the end of 2014, and the town has been without a full-time doctor for more than a year since its former full-time physician left in February 2014.
The community has used locum stints sporadically since, with coverage during the summer of 2014 and again between Nov. 24 and Dec. 12 last year.
Interior Health Authority community integration health services administrator Berni Easson said previous stints of locum services have been very inconsistent.
This latest bout of temporary services is probably the most consistent stretch yet, IHA spokesperson Michaela Swan said.
“We’ve not had any consistency in Logan Lake,” Easson said, noting IHA hasn’t been able to find a permanent physician.
A nurse practitioner in Logan Lake continues to serve the community.
This month marks the first time Logan Lake will have some consistent services of a physician since the community of about 2,000 people lost its full-time doctor over a year ago.
Two general practitioners began serving the community of Logan Lake, which is about 50 kilometres north of Merritt, on a temporary basis April 6.
Doctors Mark Fenrich and Stephanie Bourdeau are splitting a six-week term serving Logan Lake on weekdays between this month and June.
Both physicians have served previous stints in the community.
A doctor is still scheduled to be in Logan Lake tomorrow, April 10.
The town will be without a doctor again next week, but starting April 20, a physician will be in the community for about two weeks.
Service ends again after May 1, and will be renewed for two more weeks from May 11 to May 22, including the Victoria Day long weekend.
The next week a doctor will be in Logan Lake after that is June 1 to June 5.
This locum service ends after that day.
“It’s nice to have some coverage for the community, at least for now,” Logan Lake Mayor Robin Smith said, noting the town continues to search for a full-time doctor.
The emergency department at the Logan Lake Health Centre remains closed as this measure is just a temporary solution.
Patients in Logan Lake who require an appointment should contact the Medical Clinic at 250-523-9414.
Temporary doctor services haven’t been offered in Logan Lake since the end of 2014, and the town has been without a full-time doctor for more than a year since its former full-time physician left in February 2014.
The community has used locum stints sporadically since, with coverage during the summer of 2014 and again between Nov. 24 and Dec. 12 last year.
Interior Health Authority community integration health services administrator Berni Easson said previous stints of locum services have been very inconsistent.
This latest bout of temporary services is probably the most consistent stretch yet, IHA spokesperson Michaela Swan said.
“We’ve not had any consistency in Logan Lake,” Easson said, noting IHA hasn’t been able to find a permanent physician.
A nurse practitioner in Logan Lake continues to serve the community.
