ER Closures

• Doctors warn of summer ER crunch in Canada: ‘A lot of waiting by patients’

  Last summer, a number of hospital ERs across the country had to temporarily close their doors due to staffing challenges. Doctors warn of another crunch this year.

  Canada

  Jun 2
  
• N.B. community looks to avoid summer emergency room closures

  'I'm hoping that it'll be better, there can never be any guarantees,' Sussex Mayor Marc Thorne told Global News Monday afternoon.

  Health

  May 1
  
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• 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
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• Nicola Valley Hospital emergency department closed Tuesday due to doctor shortage

  FromTuesday at 8 a.m. to Wednesday at 8 a.m., emergency services will be unavailable at Nicola Valley Hospital. Patients can access care at Royal Inland Hospital instead.

  Health

  Feb 21
• Rural Alberta ERs close temporarily amid physician shortages

  The emergency rooms at the Ponoka Hospital and Care Centre and the Beaverlodge Hospital will be closed until Monday at 8 a.m.

  Health

  Jan 8
• Health care challenges persist in N.S. as government maintains promise to ‘fix’ system

  Health ministers from across the country reiterated their call for the federal government to increase the Canada Health Transfer earlier this week.

  Health

  Nov 10, 2022
• B.C. rural health advocates launching initiative to help solve health-care issues

  Advocates for health-care in small communities have said for far too long the wants and needs of residents have been ignored.

  Health

  Sep 25, 2022
• Island Health: 2 ERs on temporary closures due to staffing shortages

  The emergency departments in both Port McNeill and Alert Bay are on temporary closures.

  Health

  Sep 17, 2022
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• ‘Dying on wait-lists’: Could private health-care solve Canada’s ER ‘crisis’?

  While some experts consider privatization a possible solution to staffing shortages and long wait times, others see it as a threat to public care.

  Health

  Sep 6, 2022
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• ‘Frustrating’ and ‘devastating’: The domino effect of family doctor, LTC shortages on ERs

  Canadians are increasingly forced to seek non-urgent medical care in emergency departments due to a growing shortage of family physicians across the country.

  Health

  Aug 30, 2022