Emergency Department Closures

• Merritt Mayor plans to withhold tax funds from province amid temporary ER closures

  The ER at the Nicola Valley Hospital has been closed more than a dozen times this year, three this month.

  Canada

  Oct 1, 2023
  
• Port Hardy Hospital emergency department closed overnight for 18-day holiday stretch

  The 5 p.m. to 7 a.m. shutdowns began Thursday and will continue until the morning of Jan. 9. Other inpatient services will continue as usual, Island Health said.

  Health

  Dec 23, 2022
  
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• An inside look at challenges facing Nova Scotia’s rural health-care teams

  Nova Scotia's rural health-care teams say temporary emergency department closures are a 'last resort,' with staff being open to work 24-hour shifts to avoid it from happening.

  Health

  Sep 16, 2022
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• B.C. nurses sound alarm, working up to 133% overcapacity at Kootenay hospital

  The startling figure is based on an acceptable ratio of nurses to patients, which varies based on staffing shortages, the number of patients, and the nature of their care needs.

  Health

  Aug 18, 2022
• 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. 

  Health

  Aug 15, 2022
• 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
• MLA hopeful changes coming for program attracting doctors, nurses to rural Nova Scotia

  An Eastern Shore MLA is hopeful a federal incentive program will change so it includes his constituency, which has seen emergency department closures due to doctor shortages.

  Canada

  Jan 14, 2021
• 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
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• Emergency department closures continue to increase for Eastern Shore hospitals

  The Nova Scotia Health Authority encourages rural residents to provide input to help address emergency department closures.

  Canada

  Jan 5, 2021