不列颠哥伦比亚省科尔伍德市 （Colwood） 聘请家庭医生作为城市雇员，以解决医生短缺问题。 Colwood, BC, hires family doctors as city employees to address physician shortage.

不列颠哥伦比亚省温哥华岛的科尔伍德市正在通过一个开创性的试点项目来解决医生短缺问题，该项目在加拿大首次雇用家庭医生作为城市雇员。 Colwood, a city on Vancouver Island, BC, is tackling its physician shortage with a pioneering pilot project, hiring family doctors as city employees for the first time in Canada. 这些医生，包括第一位雇员 Cassandra Stiller-Moldovan 博士，将获得全部福利，并在即将开业的新 Colwood 诊所工作。 The doctors, including the first hire, Dr. Cassandra Stiller-Moldovan, will receive full benefits and work at the new Colwood Clinic, set to open soon. 该市的目标是在三年内招聘 8 名医生。 The city aims to hire eight doctors within three years. 该计划由省级收入资助，专注于支持医生的福祉，而不是商业运营。 Funded by provincial revenues, the program focuses on supporting doctors' well-being rather than business operations.