""As an employee, we want you to be a doctor 100 per cent of the time. No more administration, we'll look after this. We'll look after hiring your medical office assistants. We will give you a salary, a fixed salary. We will give you benefits, all the benefits," Kobayashi said."
""Here's the bottom line making it as simple [for the doctor] as possible," he said."
""It's like we manage our fire department and our RCMP detachment out here. It's arm's-length.""
When Colwood's mayor lost his family doctor in 2022, he consulted local physicians about what would attract them: less paperwork, more financial stability and better work-life balance. Colwood created a model where family doctors become municipal employees rather than independent contractors. The city will handle administration, hire medical office assistants, and provide fixed salaries and full benefits so doctors can focus solely on patient care. The approach mirrors municipal management of other services at arm's-length. Other communities have used incentives like cheaper housing or daycare, while Colwood covers costs such as rent and overhead to improve primary-care access.
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