The City of Belleville is pleased to announce the signing of Brock Hoard into the Belleville Family Physician Recruitment Program.
Mr. Hoard has started medical school and will become a family physician after his six years of medical school and residency.
“It is our pleasure to announce that Brock Hoard has chosen to make Belleville his home after completion of his medical training,” said Mayor Neil Ellis.
“With strong roots in our community, Brock will be a very welcome addition and will help to fill our future needs for high quality family medicine services. Council is very pleased to welcome Brock to our Belleville program, and we look forward to welcoming him back once his training is complete.”
“I’m very excited about the opportunity to join the Belleville medical community in the future,” said Brock Hoard.
“Having deep family ties here makes this especially meaningful and I feel grateful for the chance to give back to a community that has always felt like home. I look forward to engaging with patients, building strong relationships and contributing to their health and wellbeing.”
Although healthcare and physician recruitment are not a municipal responsibility, the City of Belleville has recognized the need and implemented one of the most successful physician recruitment programs in the province, recruiting more than 60 physicians and eight nurse practitioners. The program is funded in part, by the dividends the City receives as a shareholder of Elexicon Energy and to date, over $9 million has been committed to attracting primary healthcare providers.
For residents in need of a family physician or a nurse practitioner, it is important to register with Health Care Connect (HCC). HCC is a resource used by physicians and government agencies to place patients with physicians and can be relied upon by doctors and nurse practitioners when developing or expanding their roster of patients. Registering with HCC is the key to finding primary health care in Ontario. You can register with HCC by calling 1-800-445-1822 (TTY 1-800-387-5559) or by visiting the HCC website.
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