The CEO of the former Cape Breton District Health Authority, John Malcom, said it "seems odd" the island could lose so many specialists. Organizers say they want to call attention to what they call the crisis facing Cape Breton health care. The health authority says the two obstetricians leaving Cape Breton have been approved for replacement. "This level of turnover is about average for Cape Breton, for specialists." A Cape Breton doctor says nine more specialists plan to retire or leave the island in 2016, on top of the 13 the Nova Scotia Health Authority says were already lost in the past year.

Source: CBC News June 03, 2016 12:11 UTC