Staffing shortages have forced the closure of another Vancouver Island medical centre.
Island Health says officials made the decision to close the medical laboratory in Ucluelet, B.C., to ensure there are enough staff to operate inpatient and outpatient lab services at Tofino General Hospital.
"Island Health, like all health authorities across B.C. and Canada, is experiencing a shortage of qualified medical lab support staff," the health authority said in a release Monday night. Hospital emergency rooms on northern Vancouver Island have experienced rolling closures for several weeks due to limited staff availability.last weekend
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