BREAKING: Alexandria, Ont. hospital closing emergency department overnights due to staff shortage ottnews
The emergency room at the hospital in Alexandria, Ont. will be closed overnights for the next two-and-a-half weeks due to a shortage of nurses.
"Ontario is experiencing a sustained, system-wide pressure on emergency department staffing levels due to COVID-related absences, vacations, staff fatigue and burnout. Emergency Department staffing pressures are being felt by hospitals across the country," the hospital said in a statement. The Glengarry Memorial Hospital says the current plan is to keep the emergency department closed overnights until Aug. 3.
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