Manitoba NDP holds rally in hopes of saving Seven Oaks Hospital’s ER
By Marek Tkach Reporter
Protesters gathered outside Seven Oaks Hospital the day before the emergency room is scheduled to be converted to an urgent care center. Continue reading
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Nearly 53,000 sexual assault cases treated by Ontario doctors over 15 years: study
Victims of sexual assault regularly turn up in Ontario emergency rooms, a new study has found. Continue reading
Nursing shortage forces B.C. interior emergency room to close overnight. It’s not the first time
By Sean Boynton Online Journalist
The latest temporary closure of an emergency room in B.C.’s interior is shedding light on the continued nursing shortage in the region. Continue reading
Emergency department at Oliver hospital to again undergo temporary overnight closure
As was the case on June 15, Interior Health says the overnight closure is due to a lack of physician coverage. Continue reading
Winnipeg’s Concordia Hospital converts emergency room to urgent care centre
The province says the transition isn’t expected to affect patient flow. Continue reading
Confusion setting in ahead of Concordia Hospital ER elimination
By Marek Tkach Reporter
Some northeast Winnipeg residents are expressing their confusion regarding Concordia Hospital’s ER shutting down as of Monday. Continue reading
Transcona residents ‘relieved’ over health-care transformation at Concordia Hospital
By Marek Tkach Reporter
Political implications are being explored surrounding the changes being implemented at Concordia Hospital. Continue reading
Concordia ER to become urgent care centre as province backtracks on health-care plan
The emergency room at Concordia Hospital will transition into an urgent care centre. Continue reading
Saskatchewan emergency room wait times continue to rise
By David Baxter Reporter
Wait times in Saskatchewan emergency rooms continue to rise, despite numerous reduction goals being set. Now the province is going back to the drawing board. Continue reading
Protesters rally against the closure of Concordia’s ER
By Alison MacKinnon Digital Journalist
Hundreds of concerned residents stood just outside of the Concordia Hospital Wednesday afternoon, protesting against the closure of its Emergency Room. Continue reading