A Burns Lake resolution asking the province to provide additional funding to hire more nurse practitioners in rural communities was recently endorsed by the North Central Local Government Association (NCLGA) membership.
According to Burns Lake council, hiring additional nurse practitioners would help alleviate the shortage of doctors in northern communities such as Burns Lake. With the recent addition of two new physicians, the current number of doctors in Burns Lake is seven.
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