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New Mackenzie physicians to earn salary

Northern Health is hoping to hire three new doctors to work in Mackenzie by switching to a new payment program.

Northern Health is hoping to hire three new doctors to work in Mackenzie by switching to a new payment program.

Details are being worked out on switching from the traditional fee-for-service model, where doctors are paid on a per-patient basis, to one where physicians are provided a salary, "offering financial stability," said Prince George-Mackenzie MLA Pat Bell in a press release issued Saturday.