Health P.E.I. shuts overnight ER until Sept. 15 due to staff shortages

Health P.E.I. says the Collaborative Emergency Centre at Western Hospital in Alberton will remain closed until the end of the summer due to continued staff shortages.

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[VT-tzbm]

They literally caused the staffing shortage. Now tax paying citizens aren’t provided with the care they pay for.

[jherekhallett]

Odd ... what could have happened over the past 2 years that would have resulted in the shortage of nurses and health workers i wonder, truly a mystery.

[werkerbeesue]

Imagine going to a restaurant ordering and paying in advance, then 15 min later they tell you they're out of food, but keep your $$. This is much worse, this is our health care People!!!

[leanneharvey]

But Deena and Bonnie both made 500k this year

[Anna-yfgt]

Maybe it’s time to let the unvaccinated go back to work

[Angel-God]

This is beyond scary and completely unnecessary. Firing seasoned experienced staff over non science covid mandates created this nightmare and many many people within our Govt. and Health Care agencies need to be held accountable and imprisoned for the role they played.

[forgetb]

Mess around with Nurses and they wonder why this occurs?

[Thebohemiangirl]

Government collapsing economy, health care, education...worldwide plan.

[lornemyers]

Got to love the so called free Healthcare run by government. Sub par Healthcare and 40% of your taxes go to it.

[NameInVainProduction]

Surely we have BILLIONS left-over to spend on hospitals after the pandemic right? ...Or was that wasted on something useless that didn't really help?

[zever]

All the Premiers are responsible for firing/forced retirement of the HCW's.
All of them need to be voted out and never allowed to hold office again.
Monsters.

[masonwilcox]

This is happening all over the country, our health care system is crumbling. I hope that I don't have any reason to go to the hospital anytime soon.

[iggy]

I'm a nurse and personally have chosen other pursuits because I'm sick of masks/pandemic idiocy

[dencetrov]

And pm uses $57k per flight royal airline to go on vacation...

[larkyyyn]

Well when you pay your doctors dogshit compared to other country’s and make a mandate that health experts do not agree on what do you expect

[murray]

The REAL PROBLEM continues to NOT be talked about

[endofdays]

If this keeps up dos that mean we dont have to pay a health tax soon. Its should be cut back. Clearly the money that was gathered was never spent the way it should have been. We need to hold the goverment responsible for this and punish them with a huge pay cut.

[countrygirl]

Hire back the critical thinking hospital staff and accept a cure for all injured hospital staff from the v.

[missf]

Why are all if a sudden there a shortage of health care workers across Canada. Something stints here. Why is this really happening

[esha_iii]

Yes lets pay taxes and not get the healthcare we pay for! Thanks to such AMAZING leadership