Alberta NDP raising concern about hospital bed closures throughout province

This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.Alberta’s Opposition health critic is sounding the alarm on hospital bed closures in the province during the summer due to staffing shortages.

He is urging Health Minister Tyler Shandro to make clear why it is happening and what other communities are at risk of bed closures.Earlier in the day, Shandro said the government was anticipating some staff shortages in the summer because of vacations. Heather Smith, president of the United Nurses of Alberta, says the closures are happening primarily in smaller communities in the north, where hospitals have been short-staffed since before the COVID-19 pandemic.

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