The current shortage of Family Physicians is a political problem. In spite of warnings from the Medical Profession, Government continued to cut back on medical school enrollment in the late 1980`s and 1990`s to decrease health care costs. In addition the number of foreign trained physicians allowed to work had been decreased or eliminated. Currently there are more medical school places and an additional medical school in Northern Ontario. However, there are no guarantees that these new graduates will remain in the Province or will end up becoming Family Physicians. It will take many years to correct this problem as it takes approximately ten years to create a new Family Physician.
If you are fed up with the current situation and wish to make your voice heard, contact one or more of the following or visit www.putontariopatientsfirst.com and fill out the form online. Our local Mayor is included in this list, as many communities have active programs to recruit and offer incentives for Physicians to work in their community. Kingston does not have such a program and has lost Family Physicians to other communities.
Sophie Kiwala, MPP
Mailing Address:
Constituency Office
2-303 Bagot St.
Kingston, Ontario, K7K 5W7
Phone: 613-547-2385
Fax: 613-547-5001
Email: skiwala.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org
Office Hours: 8.30am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday (closed 1-2pm)
Queen’s Park Office
900 Bay Street, 9th Floor, Hearst Block
Toronto, Ontario, M7A 2E1
Phone: 416-327-0185
Fax: 416-212-7155
Email: rchakarova@liberal.ola.org
Office Hours: 8.30am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday
Bryan Paterson, Mayor
Mailing Address:
Mayor’s Office
Kingston City Hall
216 Ontario Street
Kingston, ON K7L 2Z3
Phone: 613-546-4291 ext. 1400
E-mail: mayor@cityofkingston.ca
Minister of Health
Mailing Address: Ministry
Eric Hoskins
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
10th Floor, Hepburn Block
80 Grosvenor Street
Toronto, Ontario M7A 2C4
Phone: 416-327-4300
Fax: 416-326-1571
E-mail: ehoskins.mpp@liberal.ola.org
Minister of Health
Mailing Address: Constituency Office
Eric Hoskins
803 St. Clair Avenue West
Toronto, Ontario M6C 1B9
Phone: 416-656-0943
Fax: 416-656-0875
E-mail: ehoskins.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org
Kathleen O. Wynne, Premier
Mailing Address:
Queen’s Park
Room 281, Main Legislative Building
Toronto, Ontario M7A 1A1
Phone: 416-325-1941
Fax: 416-325-9895
E-mail: kwynne.mpp@liberal.ola.org
Constituency
Suite 101
795 Eglinton Avenue East
Toronto, Ontario M4G 4E4
Phone: 416-425-6777
Fax: 416-425-0350
E-mail: kwynne.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org