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The Tyee: BC’s Emergency Room Crisis https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/07/20/BC-Emergency-Room-Crisis/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #NorthernVancouverIslandhealthcare #ProvincialHealthServicesAuthority #BChospitalserviceinterruption #CormorantIslandHealthCentre #FirstNationsHealthAuthority #COVID-19healthcareimpact #InteriorHealthAuthority #BCnursestaffingshortage #NorthernHealthAuthority #VancouverCoastalHealth #BCemergencyroomcrisis #FraserHealthAuthority #IslandHealthAuthority
BC’s Rural Emergency Room Crisis | The Tyee

Data shows a spike in locked doors, with some Vancouver Island health centres closing dozens of times in 2022.

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BC Info BotJul 18, 2023
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In Victoria Hospitals, A ‘Critical Lack’ of Staff | The Tyee

Freedom of Information documents detail operating room shutdowns amid worker shortages in southern Vancouver Island.

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Semaphoro Jul 7, 2023
So basically, heads up Saanich people: don’t have a medical emergency between 10:00 pm and 7:00 am until September (so effing stupid)
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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.

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BC Info BotJul 7, 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.

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