The City of Belleville Signs Dr. Ashwin Balabhadra to Doctor Recruitment Program

The City of Belleville is pleased to announce the signing of Dr. Ashwin Balabhadra into the Belleville Doctor Recruitment Program. Dr. Balabhadra is the ninth physician signed this year and will begin practicing medicine in Belleville in October of this year.

“Dr. Balabhadra has been a UK-based physician for many years and will be moving to Belleville this fall to take over the well-established practice of Dr. Mirriam Eyesan.  We thank Dr. Eyesan for her many years of dedicated service to her patients, for her help in attracting Dr. Balabhadra and we wish her well with this next chapter of her life” said Mayor Neil Ellis.  “Dr. Balabhadra has an impressive resume and we are so pleased he has chosen Belleville as his new home.  With his experience and caring personality, I know our residents and businesses will make Dr. Balabhadra feel welcome and appreciated.”  

“I am thrilled to accept this opportunity and join the family health organization team in Belleville.”                      said Dr. Ashwin Balabhadra. “I am excited to contribute my skills and experience and am looking forward to providing good quality care to my patients.”

Although healthcare and physician recruitment are not a municipal responsibility, the City of Belleville has recognized the shortcomings of the Provincial Health Care system and has implemented one of the most successful recruitment programs in the province, recruiting 52 physicians and six nurse practitioners. The program is funded by the dividends the City receives as a shareholder of Elexicon Energy and to date, over $7 million has been committed to attracting primary healthcare providers.

For residents in need of a family physician or a nurse practitioner, it is important to register with Health Care Connect (HCC). HCC is a resource used by physicians and government agencies to place patients with physicians and can be relied upon by doctors and nurse practitioners when developing or expanding their roster of patients. Registering with HCC is the key to finding primary health care in Ontario. You can register with HCC by calling 1-800-445-1822 (TTY 1-800-387-5559) or by visiting the HCC website.