STETTLER NEEDS DOCTORS
Stettler Is Welcoming Doctors Again. Thank You, Stettler.
Update: October 2026
In spring 2024, only six doctors were practising in Stettler, fewer than half the 14 the community needed. Today there are 14 doctors in Stettler, and seven new family physicians have joined the community since the crisis began.
That turnaround came from a community that refused to wait. The Town and County of Stettler, Stettler Medical Clinic, Heartland Medical Clinic, the Stettler Hospital, Alberta Health Services, RhPAP, the Stettler Health Services Foundation and the Health Professionals Attraction & Retention (HPA&R) Committee all pulled in the same direction. Residents bought lawn signs, welcomed new families and kept the pressure on. As the committee puts it, doctors bring doctors.
The Stettler Hospital emergency department has had no closures since October 2025 and nearly 12,000 patients are now on a Stettler family doctor's list.
Our work is not finished. We are now recruiting a GP Anesthetist (GPA) to support obstetrics, surgical lists and emergency coverage at the Stettler Hospital. See the Doctor's Page for the posting.
New doctors build their patient lists gradually: a clinic opens a limited number of appointments, pauses intake while the doctor gets to know those patients, then reopens. Call the clinic to ask if a doctor is taking new patients today.
Patient counts are as of Sept 15, 2026. Please be kind to clinic staff while new doctors settle in.
11,984
Patients on a Stettler family doctor's list, Sept 2026
0
Emergency room closures since October 2025
14
Doctors now practising in Stettler, up from 6 in spring 2024
$400,000
Invested by the Town and County, mostly in physician signing bonuses
7
New family physicians recruited since 2024
1
GP Anesthetist (GPA) Stettler is still looking for