TEMAGAMI (Staff/Special) – Temagami’s lone doctor has received a municipal thank-you.Temagami council recently presented a plaque of appreciation to Stephen Goddard and the family health team at the community’s clinic.“You and your team make such a positive difference in the lives of patients in this area. We
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New fund for sick kids’ home away from home
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – It’s a place that families hope they’ll never have to stay.But for families with seriously ill children, Ronald McDonald House in downtown Toronto is “a really nice home away from home,” said Joanne Peters.The New Liskeard woman knows.The old Ronald McDonald House on Gerrard Street
Blood pressure kiosk in Temagami
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter TEMAGAMI — The Temagami Medical Centre and Family Health Team now proudly features a new blood pressure kiosk in the front lobby at 17 O’Connor Drive. Temagami Medical Centre and Family Health Team
Healthcare system, heal thyself
The Temiskaming area has been greatly impacted by the sudden death of one area doctor and the retirement of another.Across the region and extending into Quebec, people have been left without doctors. Some of those people are extremely unwell.The frustration and deep concern that arises from this situation is not
Looking for a doctor
Medical care search continuingTEMISKAMING SHORES (Special/Staff) – Efforts continue to find medical care for patients of the late Peter-John Pace.The death of Dr. Pace in a road crash a little over a month ago left some 2,500 patients without a doctor.All his prenatal and obstetrical patients have been contacted and