A Kamloops obstetrics clinic that delivers an average of 60 babies each month is slated to close this summer due to a shortage of doctors.
The Thompson Region Family Obstetrics clinic is not accepting any patients with an expected due date past July 31.
Davis said despite recruitment efforts, the staffing problem has not improved. He wrote a letter that was sent out late last week to all Kamloops care providers advising them of the impending closure. In the letter, TRFO is described as "a cornerstone" of Kamloops obstetrical care. Patients are referred to the TRFO clinic by IH or by family doctors who do not deliver babies themselves. The clinic has served as a safety net in recent years for pregnant women who do not have a family doctor.“That is the worst-case scenario and that is not somewhere that anybody wants to be,” he said.
“I think it will be a big hit for the community,” she said, encouraging people to contact their MLAs and MPs to advocate for change.
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