"Healthcare infusion" continuing to attract U.S. workers to Nanaimo

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Months after Tod Maffin’s Nanaimo Infusion garnered the city international attention, stories of healthcare workers moving here continue to circulate. The Nanaimo infusion was an event in April that attracted hundreds of visitors from the United States come to the city. It started when Nanaimo resident Tod Maffin mused about the idea in a TikTok that went viral.

Since then, Maffin has created a website called Tod’s Healthcare infusion, which provides information for people considering moving to the area to work in the healthcare system. He also has a discord server online where people interested in the idea can ask questions to members of the community. Among the members of the chat are island health recruiters and an immigration consultant.

Maffin has shared stories on social media of people who say they discovered Nanaimo through the infusion and have found work in the area. Midcoast Morning checks in on the “healthcare infusion”.

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Notes:

Guests:

• Tod Maffin - Organizer, Tod’s Healthcare Infusion.

• Lora Cai - Regulated Immigration Consultant.

Program Team:

• Jesse Woodward — Executive Producer.

• Arbie Fru — Technical Assistance.

Theme Music:

• Waste Management - First One

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