Now the veteran surgeon finds herself without a job, and two rural hospitals face the prospect of even fewer services. For several years, the Antigonish-based physician proposed ideas that could reduce on-call demands for the three surgeons at St. Martha's Regional Hospital. The situation led to her resignation from St. Martha's, which then affected her standing at Inverness — though why remains unclear. "I have been informed that I will no longer be able to provide services at the Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital," MacGillivray wrote in a letter to patients advising them of the developments. Dr. Stephanie Langley says her friend Dr. Jeannie MacGillivray proposed multiple solutions to address concerns about work-life balance at St. Matha's Regional Hospital.

Source: CBC News January 04, 2019 09:56 UTC