ED Closures

• Port Hardy Hospital emergency department to shutter on Saturday due to limited staff

  It's the second emergency department closure at the Port Hardy Hospital this year. It also shuttered between 5 p.m. and 7 a.m. from Jan. 6 to Jan. 23. 

  Health

  Apr 21, 2023
  
• UBC Hospital emergency department temporarily shortens hours to get staff home on time

  According to Dr. Ladan Sadrehashemi, increasing patient volumes have kept many staff "routinely" working into the early hours of the morning. 

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  Aug 15, 2022
  
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• Emergency department at Clearwater, B.C. hospital closed for third time this month

  The emergency department at Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital shut down Sunday at 7 a.m. and will reopen on Monday at 7 p.m., according to Interior Health.

  Health

  Jul 11, 2022
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• Eastern Shore physician discusses impacts of rising emergency department closures

  'The shortage of physicians in the rural parts of the province, indeed across the province, is an unfortunate reality that we have to deal with.'

  Health

  Jan 7, 2021