Transferring patients from Far North to Montreal is ‘almost systematic’
Oct 07, 2024
Quebec’s College of Physicians is calling for an urgent plan to improve health services in the province’s Far North after releasing a damning report on the lack of access to health care in the region.
Signed by College president Dr. Mauril Gaudreault, the report published on Monday points to a lack of basic equipment in Nunavik and a reliance on medical and other specialists who are not stationed in the region full time.
Gaudreault spent four days in Kuujjuaq, the region’s largest community, last year gathering testimonies from health-care professionals, managers and patients as part of a tour of Quebec’s health facilities.
The report says it was important for the College to understand what led physicians in Nunavik to request support from the Red Cross in February 2023.