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Floyd R. Turbo

(32,274 posts)
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 06:12 PM Oct 2025

My wife is in Nanaimo visiting her 99 year old mother. The local hospital administrator told her that hundreds of

physicians from the states are applying for positions. Bodes well for the area as it is underserved.

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My wife is in Nanaimo visiting her 99 year old mother. The local hospital administrator told her that hundreds of (Original Post) Floyd R. Turbo Oct 2025 OP
Its in Canada, is not it ? drray23 Oct 2025 #1
It's on Vancouver Island in BC Fiendish Thingy Oct 2025 #2
Vancouver Island BC. Floyd R. Turbo Oct 2025 #3
I think the "hundreds" refers to the entire country, or at least BC Fiendish Thingy Oct 2025 #4
Good for Nanaimo. Floyd R. Turbo Oct 2025 #5
Nanaimo is a lovely place pfitz59 Oct 2025 #6
We love it! Just too damn cold in the winter! Floyd R. Turbo Oct 2025 #7
You ever had Nanaimo bars, Floyd? True Dough Oct 2025 #8
Indeed I have! 😋 Floyd R. Turbo Oct 2025 #9

Fiendish Thingy

(22,050 posts)
4. I think the "hundreds" refers to the entire country, or at least BC
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 06:22 PM
Oct 2025

They are expediting both the immigration and credentialing processes- so far this year we’ve gotten a couple dozen nurses and a handful of docs already, in Nanaimo alone.

pfitz59

(12,321 posts)
6. Nanaimo is a lovely place
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 06:47 PM
Oct 2025

on Vancouver Island. Easy ferry ride and short drive to Vancouver. On the edge of wilderness.

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