Taylor’s only medical clinic has permanently closed its doors after the District was unable to work out a new contract for services.
Since 2017, in-person care at the facility has been provided by the North Peace Primary Care Clinic, based out of Fort St John.
But, with the NPPCC switching to a new fee-for-services payment model for doctors, it no longer makes financial sense for them to make the trip.
Under the old payment model, doctors at the clinic were paid a set salary, but under the new system, they only get paid when services are provided.
Now, the District and Northern Health are exploring other possible funding and medical options, including a possible return to telehealth offered by the clinic from 2014 to 2017.
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