33 physicians have been recruited since the program's launch in 2022.
It was all positives following city council receiving the mid-year update on family physician recruitment.
The program launched in 2022 and has since recruited 33 physicians to the city, including eight more this summer and another three joining this fall.
Councillor Don Amos expressed his support for the efforts.
The city's pulling $400,000 from reserves to continue physician recruitment for another year.
Councillor Jimmy Hassan reflected on the change in public perception.
The attention will soon shift to replacing retiring physicians with 28% of Kingston doctors over the age of 60.
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