Tag: hospital
Ontario providing $4.3M for hospitals in Perth, Wellington counties
Various hospitals throughout Perth and Wellington counties are to receive $4.3 million for important upgrades, repairs, and maintenance projects. The funding will be provided through the Health Infrastructure Renewal Fund (HIRF). Four local hospitals will benefit from this grant – Listowel Memorial Hospital, North Wellington Health Care Corporation, St. Mary’s Memorial Hospital, and Stratford General […]
Chesley’s ER closed for eight weeks due to nurse shortage
Chesley hospital’s emergency room is closed for eight weeks starting today due to a “critical shortage of nurses.” The rest of the hospital remains open, the hospital announced in a news release. Chesley’s ER is scheduled to reopen Dec. 2. Persistent nursing shortages have forced the emergency room to close multiple times this summer. The […]
Security guards assaulted in St. Thomas hospital parking lot
A 42-year-old St. Thomas man has been charged in connection with the Friday assault.
ER closures in Walkerton, Chesley this weekend could get worse in fall
Walkerton and Chesley emergency departments will close at 5 p.m. and reopen at 7 a.m. tonight, Saturday and Sunday night due to lack of staff. In fact, staffing shortages will make it “very challenging” to maintain 24-hour emergency department hours in the four South Bruce Grey Health Centre hospitals this fall, hospital CEO Michael Barrett […]