The only doctor in a small town south of Edmonton has left, just six months after opening a practice in the community.

The difficulty of hiring physicians in smaller towns is not a new issue — but it's one that the roughly 2,000 residents in Millet, Alta., are experiencing.

"They're mad. Someone has posted on our Facebook page claiming it was a waste of people's time because he was only here for so long," said nurse Diana Bruun.

Bruun owns the administrative side of the Millet Medical Clinic, which is now closed indefinitely until a new doctor can be found.

"It's really heartbreaking to tell these people," she said.

"We are exhausting all avenues to bring in a new doctor."

'No one is here to help'

Faisol Ferdous opened the only pharmacy in the town, which is about 40 kilometres sout

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