An ongoing doctor shortage in Belleville could go from bad to worse if more physicians are not recruited within five years to replace retiring doctors who currently care for 19,000 residents in the city, suggests a new report. Article content

The document suggests despite Belleville’s ongoing success to recruit up to 60 doctors since 2007, the number of city residents without a doctor will likely climb by 2030 to what could become a health care crisis not seen before in the city’s history. Article content

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Citing Ontario Health statistics and analysis by city staff, Karen Poste, manager of Belleville’s Physician Recruitment and Retention, said with up to 12 doctors retiring likely by 2030, the number of orphaned patients is expected to climb from the

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