Saskatchewan recruits U.S. doctors to ease healthcare shortage

April 9, 2025, 2:21 pm

Facing a critical shortage of medical professionals, the Saskatchewan government has launched a program to recruit American physicians. The initiative aims to rapidly enhance healthcare services across the province by addressing staffing gaps that have long troubled both urban and rural communities. This approach represents a direct and targeted response to provincial challenges in health care delivery, as authorities look to cross-border talent to reinvigorate their medical workforce and improve patient outcomes.


globalnews.ca / Saskatchewan looking to U.S. to cure doctor woes with recruitment program

The Saskatchewan government is hoping to convince American doctors, who are concerned about recent political interference and cuts to health care in the U.S., to move north.

winnipegfreepress.com / Saskatchewan looking to U.S. to cure doctor woes with recruitment program

thestar.com / Saskatchewan looking to U.S. to cure doctor woes with recruitment program

REGINA - The Saskatchewan government is looking south of the border to cure its ailing doctor woes with a program to recruit American physicians to the Prairie province.


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