Gladstone's looking for two nurse practitioners. Municipality of Westlake Gladstone mayor David Single outlines the situation.

"Gladstone had two nurse practitioners at the hospital practicing out of the clinic, as well as a doctor and a full-time doctor and a couple of half-time ones," says Single. "The two half-time nurses are leaving right now, or perhaps shortly. I don't know exactly when."

He notes a public meeting's taking place tonight at 7, at the Gladstone Seniors Drop-in Centre, and they're hoping an RHA representative will be there. Single says the meeting will provide information on how they go about recruiting more nurse practitioners, and how the situation affects Gladstone.

Single adds, "It's a big issue."