A citizens’ group in the lower Laurentians says residents in the region are suffering with too few doctors and not enough services for a growing population.
“Don’t get sick here, because you are going to have to fight your way in to get help,” said Nel McChristie of Equity in Health for the Lower Laurentians, at a meeting Sunday about navigating the health care system in the region.
The group has met monthly in Two Mountains for the past year and a half, because they worry about people falling through the cracks, even if they’re lucky enough to have a family doctor.
“He gave me an appointment for a colonoscopy; he said it would take a year. It took 19 months before someone called me,” said Gordon Wetmore, also a member of the group.
They say the biggest issue isn’t quality of care, but rather access to it. For the full article click here
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