Allied Health Professionals president Gordon Piercey says he is hopeful Health Minister Tom Osborne can begin to right the ship in Newfoundland and Labrador.
As COVID-19 cases skyrocket in Newfoundland and Labrador, Public Health capacity is being stretched to the max. The regional health authorities are recruiting additional staff and volunteers to help with mass vaccinations and testing.
N.L. might have enough ventilators, but union worried it s short on people to operate them
As the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients rises, so too does the need for respiratory therapists. But one union says those key medical people are already stretched thin.
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Posted: Feb 25, 2021 7:27 PM NT | Last Updated: February 26
Hospitalizations could rise as a result of the recent B117 outbreak, and respiratory therapists are worried about a worst-case scenario.(Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press)