Urgent Care Centre

• New Fredericton urgent care clinic to reduce strain on emergency rooms

  A new urgent care room in Fredericton will treat cuts, rashes and other immediate, but not life-threatening, medical needs. It's intended to reduce the pressure on emergency rooms.

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  Nov 22
  
• Hotel Dieu’s urgent care centre to run on reduced weekend hours

  Kingston Health Sciences Centre says doctors and nurses are stretched thin when it comes to emergency care, forcing the urgent care centre to tighten hours on the weekend.

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  Aug 17
  
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• Regina urgent care centre 50% complete

  The centre is expected to be complete in late 2023 and will act as a more suitable option to an alternative emergency department for illnesses, injuries and mental health issues.

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  Feb 10
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• Niagara Health reveals temporary closure at Port Colborne Urgent Care Centre for Saturday

  The hospital network said ongoing staffing shortages will mean the facility will have to close for 16 hours on Saturday afternoon.

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  Oct 6, 2022
• Winnipeg woman felt ‘forgotten’ during 18-hour stay at St. Boniface ER

  A Winnipeg woman is raising concerns after waiting 18 hours in the St. Boniface Hospital emergency room this week for an ankle injury and says she felt forgotten by hospital staff.

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  Aug 7, 2022
• South Calgary urgent care centre cutting hours due to staffing levels

  A strict cut-off of 8 p.m. will be implemented at urgent care inside the South Calgary Health Centre to deal with a staff shortage.

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  Aug 2, 2022
• Winnipeg ER, urgent care wait times spike over holiday season

  Patients at emergency departments and urgent care centres around Winnipeg are experiencing longer-than-usual wait times over the holiday season.

  Health

  Dec 31, 2019
• Manitoba NDP holds rally in hopes of saving Seven Oaks Hospital’s ER

  Protesters gathered outside Seven Oaks Hospital the day before the emergency room is scheduled to be converted to an urgent care center.

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  Jul 21, 2019
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• Seven Oaks ER closure to happen this summer instead of September, says WRHA

  The ER at Seven Oaks Hospital will be converted to an Urgent Care centre this summer, instead of September as previously planned.

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  Jun 21, 2019
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• Confusion setting in ahead of Concordia Hospital ER elimination

  Some northeast Winnipeg residents are expressing their confusion regarding Concordia Hospital's ER shutting down as of Monday.

  Health

  Jun 2, 2019