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‘Can’t take it anymore’: #InteriorHealth #ERclosures prompt call for internal audit #RuralHealth https://globalnews.ca/news/10651506/bc-hospital-emergency-room-closures-audit/ “Every day, residents in several B.C. communities wait with bated breath for four o’clock.
It’s the dreaded time when they learn whether their local emergency department will be temporarily closed, sometimes for days. (1/4)
For those who rely on the #CaribooMemorialHospital in #WilliamsLake, B.C., the news has not been very good as of late. The hospital’s emergency department has been closed 10 times in July, with most of the closures happening on weekends.
Last Sunday, a wildfire broke out on the outskirts of Williams Lake. However, it happened to occur on the one weekend the emergency department was open this month. (2/4)
For other #InteriorHealth communities such as #Merrit, #Lilooet, #Oliver and #Creston, temporary closures have become a common occurrence.
Since Jan. 1, there have been 62 temporary closures — which Interior Health calls temporary service interruptions — including 28 so far in July.
In #DawsonCreek, the local emergency room was closed over the weekend due to nursing coverage challenges and Chetwynd Hospital will be on diversion Monday evening. (3/4)
Across the country, Alberta posts an interactive map showing diversions, while Ontario is experiencing a similar issue in #RuralCommunities.” #RuralHealth (4/4)