For nine weeks, the residents of Dawson Creek, B.C., have been without a doctor of obstetrics and gynecology.
The most recent obstetrician-gynecologist (ob-gyn) left the small northern community this spring, and although there are some alternatives, anyone with high-risk needs now has to drive one hour north to Fort St. John.
The Northern Health Authority said it is actively recruiting to fill the vacant position, which served the census area of about 17,000 people.
It said anyone who needs care can contact the Chickadee Clinic in Dawson Creek, a maternity clinic with nurses, midwives and doctors who ca
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