She was forced to take out an ad in the Victoria Times Colonist in an attempt to try and find a doctor for her husband. “We need a doctor’s help to renew my 82-year-old husband’s prescriptions. We will agree to any reasonable fee,” the ad says. “Our wonderful family doctor retired at Christmas. There don’t seem to be any clinics available. Today, even Telus Health MyCare did not have virtual appointments with Dr. available for months,” he continues.
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For privacy reasons, Mort could not provide further details. Trending Stories
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Story continues below ad Mort is an Order of British Columbia recipient with a doctorate in language and literacy and has been praised for work helping children overcome reading difficulties. She told Global News she tried everything she could think of to find a doctor for her husband of 51 years before taking out the ad in the paper. Nearly one million British Columbians are currently without a family doctor, according to BC Family Doctors. Although Mort can’t get an appointment with Telus Health, the company says appointments are available. “We are working hard to ensure there are sufficient doctor appointments,” the company wrote in a statement to Global News. “To meet this demand, we are giving new appointments every day. We encourage users to check the app frequently for these newly released appointment times.” — with files from Simon Little © 2022 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.
