At the end of March, Dr. Allison Adamus of Martensville Collective Health and Wellness (MCHW) announced that as of June 30th, she would be ceasing her family practice in Martensville; however, this announcement does not mean that the clinic will be closing and instead, means that Dr. Adamus will be taking more time to focus on growing the clinic and provide more opportunities for the region. Patients of Dr. Adamus will be able to see Dr. von Dewitz at MCHW until the end of August.
Adamus, who is a mother of two, also provides healthcare to the seniors at Diamond House in Warman, as well as has a role within the Saskatchewan Health Authority as Area Department Head of Family Medicine that she shares with a colleague. Since opening MCHW in 2014, Adamus has been working tirelessly to bring more doctors and healthcare options to the community, and by stepping down from her practice, it opens up more time for her to focus on this mission.
“My hope is that by doing this, I can bring more to the community and focus on bringing the clinic to its maximum potential,” Adamus said.
There are many Canadians that are currently without a family doctor, and although the hope is to bring more opportunity to local residents, at this time, MCHW is not accepting new patients. The Saskatchewan College of Family Physicians has created a form that can be filled out online for residents of Saskatchewan without a family doctor to contact their local MLA’s regarding the doctor shortage, which can be found be visiting https://sk.cfpc.ca/patients-medical-home/.
When/if doctors become available within the community, news will be shared via the MCHW website and Facebook page.
“Right now, the clinic needs a bigger space to put more doctors in, but we aren’t going anywhere and will be working hard to get things moving in the right direction,” Adamus stated. “I am so grateful to have been a part of this community. As hard as it is to give up this part of my life that I worked so hard for and am so passionate about, I am most passionate about making sure Martensville has sustainable healthcare and I feel like this is what I have to do to make that happen.”
Recently, a group of community members have come together to help work at advocating for healthcare within Martensville. Watch for more information on this in an upcoming issue of the Martensville Messenger.
