ER 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
  
• Ontario extends funding that helps certain hospitals avoid temporary ER closures

  Ontario is extending funding that helps rural and northern hospitals avoid temporary ER closures, after previously saying it would end after the summer.

  Health

  Sep 20, 2023
  
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• ‘At a tipping point’: Oliver mayor speaks out following multiple ER closures

  The emergency room at the South Okanagan General Hospital in Oliver was closed again from 6 p.m. Wednesday Sept.13 to 8 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 14.

  Health

  Sep 13, 2023
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• Lack of staff forces Saanich hospital to close ER overnight for rest of summer

  The health authority says the closures will ensure doctors, nurses, laboratory technicians and medical imaging staff are available when demand for emergency services peaks.

  Health

  Jul 7, 2023
• N.S. doctor says ER demand high, but patients flowing through hospital stays faster

  A Nova Scotia physician says a critical piece to "fixing" health care is still missing, but there is a glimmer of hope.

  Health

  Jun 29, 2023
• Can Canada double health-care worker immigration? Pressure is mounting

  Immigration Minister Sean Fraser said Wednesday that Canada will invite 500 skilled health-care workers to immigrate. Another 1,500 will be invited by July 5.

  Canada

  Jun 28, 2023
• 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, 2023
• 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, 2023
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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, 2023
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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, 2023