Staff Shortages

• Emergency department at hospital in Oliver to undergo another temporary closure

  The South Okanagan General Hospital has announced yet another temporary ER closure. The emergency department has had several closures this year, including one on Tuesday.

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  Oct 7, 2023
  
• Short staffing leads to Saskatoon paddling pool closures

  'We do have to make changes and do have to make choices of which sites we do close, and we do try and balance that across the season,' Saskatoon recreation manager Jody Hauta said.

  Canada

  Aug 9, 2023
  
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• Manitoba health-care unions call for workplace safety certifications amid high injury rates

  In Manitoba, health care is 'the most dangerous sector to work in,' says Kevin Rebeck, president of the Manitoba Federation of Labour. 'That’s wrong. That needs to change.'

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  Mar 13, 2023
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• Staff shortages prompt temporary closure to ER at South Okanagan hospital

  From midnight to 8 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 19, emergency services will be unavailable and patients can access care at Penticton Regional Hospital.

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  Dec 18, 2022
• N.B. Health Council warns against spreading doctors too thin with new initiatives

  NBHC's CEO says new initiatives like NB Health Link and eVisitNB, a virtual after-hours clinic, have had a positive impact, but worries general practitioners could burn out.

  Health

  Dec 13, 2022
• Around 5% of City of Toronto fall programs cancelled due to instructor shortage

  The City of Toronto said approximately 540 courses out of the 10,000 planned for the fall season will be cancelled 'due to the unavailability of some instructors.'

  Canada

  Sep 28, 2022
• Lifesaving Society Manitoba hoping people consider lifeguard training due to staff shortages

  Lifesaving Society Manitoba is hoping to connect people with fall courses for lifeguarding, as Manitoba continues to face a shortage.

  Canada

  Sep 12, 2022
• N.B. emergency room in rural community to close overnight: health authority

  The Sussex Health Centre will begin closing its emergency department from 8:30 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. on a daily basis, temporarily, as the health authority deals with staff shortages.

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  Sep 6, 2022
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• Ambulance delays: B.C. child under 12 months suffers fatal cardiac arrest

  A B.C.’s Interior infant is one of the latest patients in the province that has died while waiting for an ambulance to arrive.

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  Aug 28, 2022
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• Ontario, Maritimes premiers meet to talk health care but offer no details, solutions

  The premiers say they need a ``Team Canada'' approach to fixing the country's health-care problems, but none of the leaders is offering any specifics or solutions.

  Health

  Aug 22, 2022