Dr. Prince can retire with ‘head held high’ - Mark Berry

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Feb 01, 2012- 2:16 PM

By: Letter to the Editor

Re: Article “Veteran doc retires following college order,” which appeared in the Jan. 24 edition of Northern Life.

Dr. Prince has been my doctor for years. I’m truly going to miss him and his excellent care and compassion. He is one of the last old-school doctors. This man is a pillar of our community with nearly 50 years of local, outstanding medical care.

The media makes it sound as if Dr. Prince made a major error or committed a criminal act. I assure you this man can retire and do so with his head held high.

He was known for being a true gentleman, this I have seen firsthand. He’d do all that was in his power for his patients. This man used to start doing his hospital rounds quite early, like clockwork, and then proceed to the office.

Dr. Prince is a proud man and would never go along with a clinical supervisor looking over his shoulder daily. If he is guilty of any mistakes, medically, it would be that he forgot to cross his “t’s” and dot his “i’s.” Rest assured, it couldn’t be more than that.

Dr. Prince, I wish you nothing but the best, and may you enjoy your days of retirement. God knows you have earned them. All your patients and colleagues will miss you.

Mark Berry
Greater Sudbury

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  • FBuchan 2/2/2012 7:53:22 AM - Report Abuse

    The line: "If he is guilty of any mistakes, medically, it would be that he forgot to cross his “t’s” and dot his “i’s.” Rest assured, it couldn’t be more than that."

    I have no idea if Dr. Prince was a good doctor or a quack, but making such a statement is ludicrous. Even a great doctor could easily make a serious medical mistake. It belittles the profession to think otherwise. But regardless of that, in absence of actual proof, and based upon the fact the original article never identified any egregious errors, the cause for censure will remain a mystery. As a disinterested party, the impression I got from the article is that the association had concerns that while serious, might have been academic or otherwise, and that the Doctor decided to retire rather than burden patients and the system. There's no shame in that.
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