Editor, The Times:
The doctors and staff of Clearwater Medical Clinic would like to let the community know about what’s new at the clinic.
We now have five regular doctors working in the clinic after a period when Dr Soles was the only regular physician in Clearwater. We are all very grateful to him for the exceptionally hard work he put in over this period when the clinic was frequently staffed by locum doctors working there for short periods.
The new doctors are Dr Broadbent, Dr Gwyn, Dr Liciu and Dr Walton.
We also have an excellent, experienced team of receptionists and support staff at the clinic.
The new doctors are all seeing new patients and are keen to build up their practices. We know that there are lots of patients on the books at the clinic who haven’t been in recently and there are lots of doctors to see them now. This is a good time to make an appointment!
There is likely quite a bit of unmet need for people in the community with chronic illnesses such as diabetes, heart disease, chronic bronchitis and emphysema. Sometimes their care is complicated and having a regular doctor to follow up with can make all the difference. This is now available for everyone who needs it.
The clinic doctors offer a full spectrum of care which means that we looks after prenatal appointments and well woman care, see children for their routine health checks and deal with appointments for drivers’ medicals, Workers Compensation Board and insurance issues. For anything that requires a visit to a specialist we are well supported by an excellent referral hospitals in Kamloops and Kelowna, which have a very broad range of specialty services. We are also fortunate to have visiting paediatric and orthopaedic specialists who do regular clinics in Clearwater.
All the physicians at the clinic also work at the Helmcken Memorial Hospital in Clearwater and look after patients who are admitted there or come to the emergency department. All the doctors do minor procedures such as removing abnormal skin moles, fitting IUDs and injecting inflamed joints.
Unfortunately Clearwater’s hospital no longer offers planned maternity care as this has moved to Kamloops.
We would like everyone in the community to know that the clinic is well staffed and that we are ready to look after their health!
Dr. Broadbent, Dr. Gwyn, Dr. Liciu, Dr. Walton and Dr. Soles
