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We told you last week about the high vacancy rate that Prairie Mountain Health was experiencing regarding nurses and healthcare aides.

What is likely not as surprising is that PMH is also experiencing a shortage of family doctors and general practitioners.

CEO Brian Schoonbaert says they are currently short about 90 doctors across the region, adding they are looking at several initiatives to try and fill those voids.

"We're always advertising nationally already trying to make many strides into getting folks to look a this area of the province. We're offering $75,000 per GP to attract them to this area. that $75,000 is for anyone outside the province, as we don't want to poach anyone from in the province."

Schoonbaert adds they are also involved in an International/Provincial recruitment program, as well as working with about a half dozen PMH facilities that have hired recruitment firms on their own to try and attract new doctors to their areas.