Reasons to come to Kemptville

1. Close to Ottawa:
   In East Ontario’s fastest growing community Ø Only ½ hour south of the Parliament Buildings Ø Proximity to several referral centers: Ottawa, Smith Falls, Brockville, and Kingston
     
2. New Office (2002):
   Modern, wheelchair accessible office (KDH Health Centre)
    
   Just 50 feet from the Kemptville District Hospital (KDH) ER (24 hr AFP ER)
    
   Full EMR: Top of the line electronic medical record (Mac Medical). Remote access to records is easy
    
   Join a great mix of 5 (and soon to be 6) young energetic group of MDs
    
   Room for 2-3 more physicians
    
   Gamma-Dynacare lab, Brockville Psychiatric Hospital Outreach and Counselling service, and private hearing aid clinic in the building.
   
3. Turn-key operation (KDH Health Centre):
   Everything you need to start a practice with no start-up costs or risk to you
    
   Modern office equipment, spirometer, 24 hr BP cuff
   Friendly, fully trained nursing, reception and office management staff
    
   An equal say in management of the practice (with all the other KDHHC MDs)
   
4. Family Health Group:
   Nine local MDs in 3 offices make up a provincial “family health group” with premiums for taking on new patients, offering comprehensive care, palliative care, preventative health etc.
    
   No evening hours (but premiums if you offer them)
   
5. Coverage:
   You come to town at least 3 days a week and make sure your in-patients are seen on those days. Within the KDH Health Centre office we (KDH Health Centre MDs) cover each others’ patients during “protected time” days
    
   Your in-patients are covered on weekends by the other Kemptville MDs. Currently, you would be on call and cover their patients 1 weekend in 8 (as we get more MDs, the frequency of call goes down)
   
6. Opportunities:
   ER (approximately 40 patient visits a day)
    
   OR Assistance
    
   Anaesthesia
    
   Palliative Care
    
   Local Nursing Home
    
   Diabetes Education
    
   No local OB (Winchester is closest town, 20 min away, for OB)
   
7. Kemptville District Hospital (www.kdh.on.ca):
   Family physician-run hospital, with visiting specialists (internal medicine, plastics, dermatology, surgery, ophthalmology, orthopaedics, neurology, pediatrics, and gynecology)
    
   Telemedicine (dermatology, cardiology, distance rounds)
    
   Physiotherapy, Ultrasound, X-ray / Fluoroscopy)
    
   Grand Rounds (Monthly)
    
   About to undergo a major 11 million dollar renovation to the ER and clinic rooms. New OR expansions are occurring
    
   Long-Term Care beds – Earn extra funds caring for long term care patients
   
8. Opportunities to work with trainees:
   Kemptville is a rural residency training site for the University Of Ottawa Department Of Family Medicine. You have the option to have residents work with you.
    
   Medical Students (U of O, Queen’s)