"Health Hubs" in the Exploits Valley are trying to shorten the long waiting list of women who want pap tests

CBC Newfoundland Morning

Many people in the province have a hard time getting basic medical care, and.women waiting for pap tests can be stuck in long lineups. But in central Newfoundland, "Health Hubs" that were set up in Gander and Grand Falls-Windsor for people without family doctors are trying to speed things along, Testing usually done at a family doctor's office is done at the hubs, and that's created a waiting list for such things as cervical screening. Dr. Lynette Powell, a primary care physician at the Grand Falls-Windsor health hub, She spoke to the CBC's Mark Quinn.