Medical staff recognize opportunities in Bassano
Channel: RhPAP
Date: 2018-11-29

Prior to 2013, the Bassano Medical Clinic was in dire need of another physician.  For some time, Dr. James Richards had been the sole full-time practitioner in Bassano, using locum assistance to take infrequent vacations. 

Recognizing it was time for help, the Bassano Physician Recruitment and Retention Committee (BPRRSC) began working proactively to help attract medical staff in 2009. 

Today the hospital has successfully reached its cap of 2.5 physicians. 

Dr. Damilola Awolesi came to Bassano in 2016. 

“It’s a place [with] the kind of practice I want,” said Dr. Awolesi, noting it checked the boxes of being a clinic, and hospital, with in-patient care and an emergency room.  

He said he and his family are loved by the community.