Part-time clinic at Sackville hospital aims to fill gaps in primary care

August 1, 2024
Erica Butler

On today’s show, we revisit a feature story on a new, part-time nurse practitioner clinic running out of the Sackville Memorial Hospital ambulatory care unit. We talk with nurse practitioner Darla MacPherson and hospital manager Sarah Brown about why primary care has found a temporary home at the hospital.

Plus in briefs, Amherst is celebrating Emancipation Day this Saturday, and unveiling a new permanent memorial for the No. 2 Construction Battalion. And the town of Tantramar is calling for vendors and event organizers for this year’s Fall Fair, slated for September 19-22.

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Part-time clinic at Sackville hospital aims to fill gaps in primary care

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