Global NewsApr 7, 2025
‘If we close, people die’: Rural Ontario hospitals await ER staffing certainty
Rural and northern Ontario hospitals are anxiously awaiting word from the provincial government on a program that helps them keep emergency rooms open, after it ended last month.
#hospital #staffing #government #health #Ontario #emergencyroomclosures
https://globalnews.ca/news/11119063/rural-ontario-hospitals-await-emergency-room-staffing-certainty/
‘If we close, people die’: Rural Ontario hospitals await ER staffing certainty

Rural and northern Ontario hospitals are anxiously awaiting word from the provincial government on a program that helps them keep emergency rooms open, after it ended last month.

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Global News KingstonApr 7, 2025
‘If we close, people die’: Rural Ontario hospitals await ER staffing certainty
Rural and northern Ontario hospitals are anxiously awaiting word from the provincial government on a program that helps them keep emergency rooms open, after it ended last month.
#hospital #staffing #government #health #Ontario #emergencyroomclosures
https://globalnews.ca/news/11119063/rural-ontario-hospitals-await-emergency-room-staffing-certainty/
‘If we close, people die’: Rural Ontario hospitals await ER staffing certainty

Rural and northern Ontario hospitals are anxiously awaiting word from the provincial government on a program that helps them keep emergency rooms open, after it ended last month.

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Global News HamiltonApr 7, 2025
‘If we close, people die’: Rural Ontario hospitals await ER staffing certainty
Rural and northern Ontario hospitals are anxiously awaiting word from the provincial government on a program that helps them keep emergency rooms open, after it ended last month.
#hospital #staffing #government #health #Ontario #emergencyroomclosures
https://globalnews.ca/news/11119063/rural-ontario-hospitals-await-emergency-room-staffing-certainty/
‘If we close, people die’: Rural Ontario hospitals await ER staffing certainty

Rural and northern Ontario hospitals are anxiously awaiting word from the provincial government on a program that helps them keep emergency rooms open, after it ended last month.

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Global News PeterboroughApr 7, 2025
‘If we close, people die’: Rural Ontario hospitals await ER staffing certainty
Rural and northern Ontario hospitals are anxiously awaiting word from the provincial government on a program that helps them keep emergency rooms open, after it ended last month.
#hospital #staffing #government #health #Ontario #emergencyroomclosures
https://globalnews.ca/news/11119063/rural-ontario-hospitals-await-emergency-room-staffing-certainty/
‘If we close, people die’: Rural Ontario hospitals await ER staffing certainty

Rural and northern Ontario hospitals are anxiously awaiting word from the provincial government on a program that helps them keep emergency rooms open, after it ended last month.

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Global News OttawaApr 7, 2025
‘If we close, people die’: Rural Ontario hospitals await ER staffing certainty
Rural and northern Ontario hospitals are anxiously awaiting word from the provincial government on a program that helps them keep emergency rooms open, after it ended last month.
#hospital #staffing #government #health #Ontario #emergencyroomclosures
https://globalnews.ca/news/11119063/rural-ontario-hospitals-await-emergency-room-staffing-certainty/
‘If we close, people die’: Rural Ontario hospitals await ER staffing certainty

Rural and northern Ontario hospitals are anxiously awaiting word from the provincial government on a program that helps them keep emergency rooms open, after it ended last month.

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Global News GuelphApr 7, 2025
‘If we close, people die’: Rural Ontario hospitals await ER staffing certainty
Rural and northern Ontario hospitals are anxiously awaiting word from the provincial government on a program that helps them keep emergency rooms open, after it ended last month.
#hospital #staffing #government #health #Ontario #emergencyroomclosures
https://globalnews.ca/news/11119063/rural-ontario-hospitals-await-emergency-room-staffing-certainty/
‘If we close, people die’: Rural Ontario hospitals await ER staffing certainty

Rural and northern Ontario hospitals are anxiously awaiting word from the provincial government on a program that helps them keep emergency rooms open, after it ended last month.

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Global News TorontoApr 7, 2025
‘If we close, people die’: Rural Ontario hospitals await ER staffing certainty
Rural and northern Ontario hospitals are anxiously awaiting word from the provincial government on a program that helps them keep emergency rooms open, after it ended last month.
#hospital #staffing #government #health #Ontario #emergencyroomclosures
https://globalnews.ca/news/11119063/rural-ontario-hospitals-await-emergency-room-staffing-certainty/
‘If we close, people die’: Rural Ontario hospitals await ER staffing certainty

Rural and northern Ontario hospitals are anxiously awaiting word from the provincial government on a program that helps them keep emergency rooms open, after it ended last month.

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AuscandocNov 10, 2024

#RuralBC. mayors band together to press for fix to #EmergencyRoomClosures | Globalnews.ca https://globalnews.ca/news/10861031/bc-rural-mayors-er-closures/ “#ER closures in rural and remote communities hit historic levels over the summer, with some facing weekly shutdowns.

Merritt Mayor Mike Goetz said he’s also concerned there could be a surge of closures come the holiday season.”

Rural B.C. mayors band together to press for fix to emergency room closures

The action comes after communities including Oliver, Merritt, Williams Lake and Lillooet have faced repeated ER closures driven primarily by staffing shortages.

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Show threadAuscandocJul 26, 2024

The letter, written on July 10, 2024, reads “Since October 2022, when this Council was sworn in, we have had 24 #EmergencyRoomClosures: 19 days in 2023 and five days in 2024.”

The invoice of $103,831.81 covers the cost of 497 medical response incidents ($55,125), medical oxygen ($1,132), 19 days of ER closure in 2023 ($33,992.41), five ER closures from the beginning of the year to July 11, 2024 ($9,069.3), as well as GST ($4,512.47).” (2/2)

Global NewsMar 30, 2024
Fort Nelson, B.C. hospital emergency room closed due to staffing challenges
The Fort Nelson General Hospital closure is from 4 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and is due to challenges with nursing coverage.
#globalnews #Health #emergencyroomclosures #FortNelson #NorthernHealth
https://globalnews.ca/news/10393320/fort-nelson-bc-hospital-emergency-room-closed/
Fort Nelson, B.C. hospital emergency room closed due to staffing challenges

The Fort Nelson General Hospital closure is from 4 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and is due to challenges with nursing coverage.

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