With the North Bay Health Centre underfunded and experiencing crippling cuts, it is nice to have some good news on the health front in the city. A new medical clinic will be opening in North Bay, bringing three more fully qualified doctors to the area.
Northern Shores Medical Clinic will hold its grand opening this afternoon, Feb. 19, at 1 p.m. on Maplewood Avenue. Three family doctors originally from the North Bay area have gone into business together to open the practice, with the aid of several grants.
The clinic has been helped by the City ($25,000) and the North Bay Regional Health Centre ($25,000), the donations are in place to help the practice get through startup costs. The clinic is certainly a necessity as it is estimated that over 10,000 residents in the North Bay area are without a family physician.