NSHA Says 16 Doctors Recruited to CB

by Dave DesveauxAugust 3, 2017August 3, 2017

The Nova Scotia Health Authority says five new doctors started working in Cape Breton last month out of 16 that have been recruited.

It adds 11 more will start work in the next six months.

The authority goes on to say four of the doctors are family doctors and 12 are specialists, including in psychiatry, radiology and emergency.

It adds there are ten more visits scheduled this summer for doctors who have expressed interest in coming to the island.

A member of the Cape Breton recruitment committee, Dr. Rex Dunn, says recruitment efforts were helped by local businesses and the Cape Breton Regional Hospital Foundation.

The Health Authority says local businessman Stuart MacLeod has arranged for financial support for a promotional video designed to attract doctors to the island.

The video is expected to be ready in the coming weeks.

Dave Desveaux

Dave Desveaux, a native of New Waterford leverages his experience and passion for research in The Coast 89.7 Newsroom where as the Weekday Newscaster. His foray into radio began with a research position at The Coast, which led to the production of a radio documentary on the music of the Mi’kmaq people. The program, entitled “First Nations, First Music” was co-produced with fellow Coast personality Ron Neville and released in early 2011. A graduate of Breton Education Centre, Dave went on to get a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Sociology from Cape Breton University, as well as a Master of Arts Degree in Sociology from Dalhousie University. He has worked as a teaching assistant at Dalhousie, and in various short-term customer service and research positions.

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