Vancouver Island emergency room shuts down temporarily due to lack of staff

The Vancouver Island health authority said in a statement Tuesday the Port Hardy Hospital emergency department is expected to reopen at 7 p.m., when more staff become available.

"Island Health and B.C. Emergency Health Services have protocols in place to ensure patients who call 911 are transported to the appropriate site," the health authority said in a statement Tuesday.

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So if you need a ER you'll have to go to Campbell River? 2 1/2 hours away🤦 Good ol' BC health care

Billions go to Ukraine and other third world countries daily

Combined with repeated & recent closures of Cormorant(Alert Bay) & Pt McNeill ERs, this beyond dangerous. Campbell River is hours away on highway with no cell reception How does happen in Province where bcndp just outright lied & undervalued their budget surplus by $6.5 billion?

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Vancouver Island emergency room shuts down temporarily due to lack of staffThe only emergency room in Port Hardy, B.C., announced it was temporarily shutting down effective immediately Tuesday morning, the latest casualty in British Columbia's health-care worker shortage. Combined with repeated & recent closures of Cormorant(Alert Bay) & Pt McNeill ERs, this beyond dangerous. Campbell River is hours away on highway with no cell reception How does happen in Province where bcndp just outright lied & undervalued their budget surplus by $6.5 billion? Billions go to Ukraine and other third world countries daily So if you need a ER you'll have to go to Campbell River? 2 1/2 hours away🤦 Good ol' BC health care
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