Friday, February 24, 2012

Doctor Moves Up Departure Date



The town of Rainy River is losing its only full-time doctor sooner than expected.

In an open letter to the community, Dr. David Singleton says he'll be ending his practice in the middle of April instead of June of next year.

Middleton cites a need for more control over his work and its conditions as reasons for his departure.

He also blames deficiences in the funding model that's prohibiting new doctors from relocating to Rainy River or locums wanting to fill in at the emergency department of the Rainy River Health Centre.