Conservative leader Tony Wakeham is urging examination of business with Canadian Health Labs, which charged the province $1.6-million for meal allowances
Health Minister Tom Osborne said there are full-time nursing jobs for every nurse in the province, but he said the jobs may not be in the specific units or locations students want.
The unit at the James Paton Memorial Hospital has been closed for over a year due to staff shortages. Residents have to travel to Grand Falls-Windsor nearly 100 kilometres away for care.