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Publication Date: October 3, 2025 - 18:15
Ottawa Now - City of Ottawa formulates new strategy to recruit and retain new doctors
October 3, 2025

The City of Ottawa is formulating a brand-new strategy to recruit and retain new doctors in Canada’s Capital. It came out with a 10-point report to address Ottawa’s dwindling number of primary doctors. According to the municipality, we are short roughly 300 family doctors, as a whopping 165,362 residents were living without a healthcare provider in 2022. River Ward councillor Riley Brockington joins Kristy Cameron on today's Ottawa Now.
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