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Over the next few months, Focus on Scugog will introduce to its readers a number of Scugog Township’s medical practitioners. There are more than 23 family physicians and three surgeons now providing medical services to this community through Medical Associates of Port Perry. The series will begin by featuring Dr.Wil PART ONE liam (Bill) Cohoon, one of the founders of Medical Associates. Although now retired, he is still active in the promotion and protection of Scugog’s health facilities. THE MEDICAL CLINIC In the years leading up to the formation of Medical Associates, the Scugog area was serviced by a number of dedicated physicians. Some of the more well known names from that era include Dr. Roy Irwin, Drs. David and Robert Archer and Dr. George Rennie. Prior to the formation of Medical Associates, these and other doctors practising from “The Medical Clinic” at 238 Queen St., where Port Perry Dental Centre is located today. Among the physicians practising from this location were Dr. John Diamond, Dr. George Rennie, Dr. Stephen Kandel and Dr. M.B. Dymond. After Dr. Kandel left Port Perry in 1970, Dr. Russel Martin took over his practice. Another well known doctor to practice from this facility was Dr.Tom Millar who arrived in 1972. The Medical Clinic closed in May of 1982, with some of the doctors join- ing the Medical Associates team. The building was later purchased by Dr. Jack Cottrell and Dr. Jim Hardy, who converted the building into a dental clinic. Dr. G. Rennie, Dr. T. Millar, Dr. M.B. Dymond, Dr. S. Kandel, MEDICAL ASSOCIATES OF PORT PERRY Medical Associates of Port Perry was the brainchild of Drs. Bill Cohoon and Ralph Price. Shortly after arriving in Port Perry in 1967 the two men decided to build a new medical facility, directly across the road from the Port Perry Community Memorial Hospital. Sod was turned for the new building in 1968 and they began their medical practices from it beginning in April 1969. It wasn’t long before they began recruiting additional young doctors to come to Port Perry. First was their good friend Dr. Bob Allin who arrived in 1969, followed by Dr. John Hammett in 1970 and Dr. John Stewart, who arrived in 1975. Today Medical Associ- ates is made up of family practitioners, three general surgeons and a general internist. The Medical Associates building has undergone a number of renovations and expansions since it was completed more than 40 years ago. Today it pro- vides more than 40,000 sq. ft. of professional services, including a pharmacy, dental office, physiotherapy, audiology and diagnostic imaging services. Dr. Ralph Price and Dr. Bill Cohoon, with shovel, tun the sod for their new building in 1968. See Dr. Bill Cohoon on page 6 FOCUS - FEBRUARY 2010 7