A remote B.C. island community is anxious as it faces a two-week overnight closure of its local emergency room due to the ongoing medical staffing crisis across the province.
The closures at the Cormorant Island Community Health Centre in Alert Bay started Tuesday and will last until Aug. 16. The ER will be closed overnight from 7 p.m. to 8 a.m.
“We’re not going through anything different than Port McNeill or Port Hardy or certain other rural communities in the province, or across Canada, for that matter,” he said. “I think this is so scary,” he said. “What are we going to do if it gets extended or continues on further into the year? Or if there’s a big emergency?”
Emergency rooms in Port McNeill and Port Hardy faced 12-hour closures this weekend due to staffing shortages. Patients are being diverted to the nearest open ER. “It is more concerning, they’re more isolated,” she said. “It’s an island, so it’s not like people can just make the decision to drive off.”
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