New child psychiatrist sets up in Prince Albert
Child and youth psychiatry is very much in need in Canada and now Prince Albert is welcoming the return of a specialist at Victoria Hospital.
Newly recruited child psychiatrist Dr. Randy Zbuk told paNOW what drove him to come to P.A. was the opportunity to help in the reopening of the child and youth mental health inpatient unit.
“Inpatient psychiatry is my favourite thing to do and the opportunity to do that was perfect,” he said. “When I came to P.A., I found they did a great job of making me feel welcome, very collegial atmosphere, very thorough in the recruitment process and I like the town. The town’s been so wonderful to me.”
After it was closed following Prince Albert’s only child psychiatrist’s retirement last summer, the unit at the Victoria Hospital has reopened at half capacity.