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www.durhamregion.com THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, DECEMBER 18,2002 PAGE A3 Help is on the way for Clarington doctor shortage Bowmanville an 'under-serviced area' BY JACQUIE MclNNES Staff Writer BOWMANVILLE - Help for Clarington's doctor shortage shortage is on the way with official designation as an under-serviced under-serviced area. Lakeridge Health Bowmanville Bowmanville should receive the designation from the Province by Christmas said Durham. MPP John O'Toole last Friday. At the same time, he confirmed confirmed the expected CT scanner scanner diagnostic equipment is on its way . to Bowmanville and could be arriving to the Lakeridge Lakeridge Health Bowmanville emergency room as early as February. Both pieces of information are good news for Clarington, local politicians and hospital officials say. "The CT scanner will significantly significantly improve our diag nostic capability," says Chris Kooy, chief operating officer for the hospital. "The scanner and our new ultrasound and fluoroscopy equipment strengthen our commitment to meeting the region's region's diagnostic needs close to home." Currently, Clarington residents residents travel to Oshawa, Lindsay Lindsay or Toronto for the scanning scanning proàedure that is used to provide a visual of parts of the body unreachable by X-ray. The CT scanner can also provide up to 100 times the clarity of an X-ray. The under-serviced area designation is also very good news for patients in this area, says Mr. O'Toole. Clarington and the surrounding surrounding area has been struggling struggling with a severe doctor shortage that has left many families reliant on urgent care for their health services. It has been estimated as many as one-third of the municipality's municipality's families may be without a family physician. The under-serviced area designation "means three things: there will be an amount of funding available for recruiting recruiting doctors, we're on the list to be assigned nurse practitioners practitioners and we will be able to participate in provincewidc recruiting recruiting of interns," Mr. O'Toole O'Toole says. The municipality filed the request for the designation on behalf of the hospital, says Mayor John Mutton, who adds the issue has been of great concern for many Clarington residents. "It's going to leap-frog us ahead of a lot of communities," communities," the mayor says. "There are so many people without physicians in Clarington. Clarington. I myself am without a family physician. "It's one of the top issues, especially for families moving into the community. "If they're lucky enough to have a family physician where they come from they have to return to that area for medical care." WALTER PASSARELLA/ Statesman photo Medical Radiation Technologist Cindy Bessell readies the CAT scanner bed for another another patient at Lakeridge Health Oshawa. The same type of equipment is on its way to Lakeridge Health Bowmanville. 'erience the TV- of a Victorian Christmas to if in Historic Downtown ' : ■-;/ ;.. * ; •. k\ ■ Bowmanville You will enjoy old-fashioned hospitality and personalized service while you stroll through our unique stores for an incredible shopping adventure. • ' When you shop in downtown ( Bowmanville, you support the businesses ) Kids, -U Visit Santa Claus Saturdays, Dec. 14th, and 21st. December Shopping Hours: Mon. - Fri. 9-9, Sat. 9-5, Sun. 11-4 at participating merchants FREE PARKING xvxvw.bowmanville.com Dumber 16th to January 1st jfp i7? Cullen Gardens lU^ 1 ©/ &Miniature i-tizstaurant . vmage OPEN DAILY for LUNCH or DINNER 300 Taunton Rd. 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