North islanders will have access to more family doctors as two new physicians begin their practice in Port McNeill this week.
Island Health is pleased to welcome Dr. Evan Rogers and Dr. Noah O’Connell to the Port McNeill Primary Care Clinic.
The two physicians are good friends, attended medical school together at the University of Limerick in Ireland, and just completed a two-year residency in the Comox Valley.
“Bringing two new family physicians to the Port McNeill Primary Care Clinic will expand access to regular, high-quality health care for people in the region in a meaningful way,” said Adrian Dix, Minister of Health. “We are committed to bettering health-care services for people in B.C., and I am gratified to see Dr. Rogers and Dr. O’Connell join the Port McNeill community and be a part of the ongoing efforts to bring more physicians to communities across our province.”
The two physicians are relocating to Port McNeill through the Return of Service Program, which commits physicians to a minimum of two years of service in exchange for their two years of postgraduate medical education.
“Adding two new physicians will make a tremendous difference in the level of health care that people in the North Island region receive and allow more people to have access to a family physician,” said Michele Babchuk, MLA for North Island. “This is such fantastic news for people in our communities.”
