West Prince brewery tries to lure in doctors using social media
Moth Lane Brewing in Murray Street, close to Tyne Valley, is utilizing the facility of social media to get the message out that the province wants docs.
Brewery proprietor Eric Wagner pitched the advantages of dwelling and dealing on the Island on the brewery’s Fb web page Tuesday in an effort to draw physicians to the province.
“That Fb stuff has accomplished some fairly wonderful issues over time — we have jobs for individuals and located individuals and made connections with totally different breweries everywhere in the world,” he stated.
“So I stated, properly, what the heck? Why not give it a attempt, say like and share it and sort of get the phrase on the market that we’re searching for some docs in P.E.I.”
Wagner stated he was impressed to make the put up by the experiences his household has had with the health-care system over the previous few years. He hasn’t had a household physician for years, and stated like many Islanders, he is grow to be acquainted with lengthy wait instances.
“Once I was a younger man and our youngsters had been sick, we may name our household physician and take our youngsters down inside a number of hours,” he stated.
“Now you bought a sick little one, it’s a must to wait within the ready room for 12 to 14 hours. So I imply, when you’re sick, that is not likely the reply.”
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A West Prince brewery is doing no matter it might to draw docs to P.E.I. That features free beer.
Inside 24 hours after Wagner put it up on Moth Lane’s Fb web page, the put up had been shared greater than 600 instances and seen by 1000’s of individuals.
Wagner stated he considers {that a} win, even when it solely spreads consciousness.
“If it does not get us a physician, nevertheless it simply creates dialogue, then it labored in one other means, proper?” he stated.
There are greater than 26,000 Islanders on the affected person registry ready for a household physician. Almost 2,900 of these are within the space the place Moth Lane is situated, West Prince.
Wagner stated if he is capable of entice a physician to the province by means of the put up, there could even be a free beer or two in it for them.
“I ought to have put that within the put up,” he laughed.
“I am going to in all probability give him a free beer or two each week.”
