Belleville’s Family Physician Recruitment Program has signed another doctor to come to the region.
In a press release, the city announced that Dr. Goher Altaf will be moving to Belleville and starting a family medicine practice in the fall.
Doctor Altaf is an experienced doctor from the United Kingdom, with 30 years of history in medicine, and 18 of those years in family medicine.
Belleville has now recruited 50 doctors and 8 nurse practitioners to provide their service in the community. The program is funded in part by the dividends the City receives as a shareholder of Elexicon Energy, and to date, over $9 million has been committed to attracting primary healthcare providers.