‘Health care in this province sucks’: Hundreds wait for chance to get doctor in Kingston, Ont. – GLOBAL
February 28, 2024
Hundreds of people lined up in the cold and rain outside a Kingston health clinic for hours Wednesday morning, desperate to find a doctor.
It marked the third day in a row a line stretched for blocks outside CDK Family Medicine and Walk-In Clinic on Sutherland Drive after the clinic announced it would be accepting new patients.
Prospective patients who filled out a re-registration form online were told to come to the clinic to “roster” starting Monday.
After seeing a line that stretched three blocks Monday afternoon, Dylan Beltrami decided to wait for a better chance at getting in.
The 19-year-old was among the first in line Wednesday morning after getting to the clinic at 7:45 p.m. Tuesday and camping out overnight.
“I’ve had to wait now since September to see someone about medical issues,” said Beltrami, who has been without a doctor since last year.
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