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There will be three new physicians in North Bay next year says Mayor Al McDonald.

He says they were brought in as part of the recruitment process the city and the hospital are partnering on to have 20 new doctors in the city over the next four years.

McDonald says the partnership includes the city funding the hospital with a max of $175,000 a year  for three years.

The funding is coming out of a pre-existing agreement of a $1-million a year contribution to the construction of the hospital.

McDonald explains how they will use the funding.

McDonald says there are between 10 and 12-thousand residents in North Bay without a family doctor.