Glenboro physician gives notice of Sept. departure
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A doctor in Glenboro’s newly built Spirit Sands Medical Clinic has tendered her resignation.
Dr. Tais Pujol sent a letter out this summer notifying residents she would close her medical practice at the clinic effective Sept. 13.
No reason for her resignation was given in the letter.
Glenboro councillor and clinic board member Dale Fisher said the loss will be felt by the community.
“She will be missed,” Fisher said. “She was an extremely great doctor.”
The community will have one doctor and one nurse practitioner following Pujol’s resignation. However, two locum physicians will begin coverage in September and recruitment efforts are underway for a new nurse practitioner, Fisher said.
He added that Prairie Mountain Health is doing “everything” to get a new doctor for the community.
A new doctor in Carberry will also help the region with emergency room needs, he said.
The resignation of Pujol comes during a hard time to recruit and retain doctors in Manitoba, he said.
“Every community is having the same problems keeping doctors,” he said. “You do the best you can to get them to like it, but lots of factors kick in like culture, family and politics.”
The grand opening for the clinic, which was built entirely with community fundraised dollars, is expected in early September, Fisher said. He said it has been running “very well” since its soft opening earlier this year.
» cmcdowell@brandonsun.com