Tag: emergency
RCAF Centralia Cold War crashes
As a NATO country sandwiched between the U.S. and U.S.S.R., Canada never had the option of neutrality during the Cold War. The threat of nuclear war meant that humankind was just minutes away from annihilation. Huron County’s Cold War contributions were two air stations. RCAF Station Clinton was Canada’s radar school, while student pilots trained […]
Limited access to health care contributes to higher rural death rates | Great Lakes Echo
Rural Michigan residents who suffer from a chronic illness that requires specialized treatment may have to drive hours to receive care.
That barrier to access to health care is one reason rural county death rates tend to be higher than their urban counterparts, according to Robert Howe, the medical director of the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department.
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Emergency room at Durham Hospital closed until Sunday at 7 a.m.
Due to insufficient staffing, the Durham Hospital’s emergency department will be closed Saturday, May 18, reopening Sunday, May 19 at 7 a.m. Anyone requiring immediate medical attention should call 911 to be taken to the nearest open emergency department by ambulance, South Bruce Grey Health Centre news release announced Friday night. For non-urgent health-care, […]
Chesley’s emergency department closed today, reopens Friday
The Chesley hospital’s emergency department is closed today and will reopen Friday at 7 a.m., South Bruce Grey Health Centre announced this morning. All efforts to find staffing for the emergency department have been undertaken without success, a hospital corporation statement said. Ambulances will divert patients to the nearest open emergency department. Anyone requiring immediate medical attention […]
Emergency room at Wingham hospital closed until 7 p.m. Sunday
Due to staffing shortages, the Wingham and District Hospital emergency room will be closed until 7 p.m. on Sunday, November 20.
Officials tell meeting future of Chesley hospital in doubt without ER
People concerned about their local hospital filled the Chesley Community Centre Tuesday night. At least 300 people crammed in to hear what the hospital administration plans to do after the current two-month full emergency department closure, due to a shortage of nursing staff, ends Dec. 2. Citizens vented fears, pointed fingers, offered suggestions and sent […]
Doctors seeing urgent-care patients in Grey-Bruce with virtual visits
There’s a new, virtual urgent-care option designed for people who need to see a doctor but it’s not so serious that they need to wait for hours in an emergency department in person. By seeing qualifying patients virtually, the load on Grey-Bruce’s 10 emergency departments should ease and wait times for ER patients should shorten. […]