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• ‘Abandoned by the system’: Prince Rupert family shares health-care horror story

  Health Minister Adrian Dix said the government has done "a lot of work in Prince Rupert over the last year." But he acknowledges it has been a challenge to recruit doctors.

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  Mar 20
  
• Merritt ER closed overnight due to staff shortage

  Interior Health said the ER at the Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt would be closed overnight from 7 p.m. until 7 a.m. Tuesday "due to limited staffing availability."

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  Sep 25, 2023
  
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• ‘Dire situation’ as rural Alberta hospital sees staff shortages, ER closures

  Rural Albertans are describing it as an alarming situation. The town of Oyen has no acute care beds in hospital and limited emergency department services.

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  Feb 24, 2023
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• Staff shortage forces overnight closure of Merritt, B.C. hospital ER

  The last-minute notice, posted to social media around 3:30 p.m., said the Nicola Valley Hospital ER would be closed from 6 p.m. Tuesday until 8 a.m. Wednesday.

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  Nov 15, 2022
• Emergency department at 100 Mile House hospital on diversion due to limited staffing

  The department will be on diversion from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. on Saturday, Sunday and Monday morning.

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  Jul 23, 2022
• Staff shortage forces temporary closure of another B.C. hospital ER

  Clearwater Mayor Merlin Blackwell said Sunday's closure was the latest in a string of closures that have been ongoing for months.

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  May 29, 2022