Town of Halton Hills Welcomes New Physicians

The Town of Halton Hills in an effort to attract and retain new family physicians introduced the Physician Recruitment Program in late 2008. When announcing the program stated “As Halton Hills continues to grow it is critical for our community to attract and keep our family physicians, this program will help to bring new doctors to Halton Hills. This is just another example of our proactive approach to our community’s health”.

The program provides incentives for every new family physician who establishes a practice in Halton Hills. The Town under the Program will pay to the physician a $5,000.00 non refundable grant and a $10,000.00 no interest loan repayable over five years. The funds can used for moving expenses, office renovations and capital costs, there is no restriction on the use of the funds. The physician must agree to maintain an active practice in Halton Hills for a five year term, failure to do so will require the grant and loan to be repaid.

Two new family physicians have recently signed the agreements with the Town. Dr. Victor Van recently joined the Family Health Team located on Princess Anne Drive in Georgetown and Dr. Alkadhimi has set up practice on Mill Street in Acton.

Councillor Mike O’Leary a member of the Economic Development Committee that endorsed the program said “This is especially good news for patients in Acton if we are to attract new doctors. Currently our family physicians in the Acton community have practices with almost 3,000 patients which puts a strain on our doctors and their resources”.

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