NEWS FLASH: EMERGENCY ROOMS CLOSED IN SHEET HARBOUR AND MUSQUODOBOIT HARBOUR!
(MAY 24)Once again, emergency rooms are closed in Sheet Harbour and Musquodoboit Harbour. The emergency room at Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital closed at 8am this morning, Thursday May 24, and will not reopen until 8am on Tuesday, May 29. The emergency room at Twin Oaks Memorial Hospital closed at 8am on Thursday May 24, and will reopen at 8pm, May 24.
In Sheet Harbour, more than 260 people turned out for an emergency meeting in May called by Senator Tom McInnis. In an interview below from the June printed version of the Cooperator, Senator McInnis explains why “Health care is the number one problem in the country,” and what he hopes a new community-based health care group can do to start fixing things from the bottom up. For a sneak preview of this interview, click here.
Emergency room closures are in part due to the scandalous failure by governments headed by all three parties to do what needed to be done to recruit enough doctors to keep these facilities staffed and open. A quick look at the “News” section on the Nova Scotia Health Authority’s website on Thursday morning shows emergency room closures within the last week at Northside General Hospital, Glace Bay Hospital, Twin Oaks Memorial Hospital, All Saints Springhill Hospital, Strait Richmond Hospital, Fisherman’s Memorial Hospital, Musquodoboit Valley Memorial Hospital, and Eastern Shore Memorial Hospita
Fighting for Better Health Care in Sheet Harbour
By Richard Bell
When he sees a problem, Senator Tom McInnis is not one for sitting around complaining. And he has no doubt that right now, “Health care is the number one problem in the country.”
May 30, 2018
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