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When the right side of Rodney Doyle's body went numb on Aug. 26, he knew he was having a stroke. His wife called to have an ambulance sent to their home in St. Lawrence, on Newfoundland's Burin Peninsula, but there wasn't one available and the nearest emergency room was closed.
In an internal memo sent to all staff, Eastern Health said there's an immediate need for registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and personal-care attendants to work additional shifts or overtime at the Health Sciences Centre emergency department this weekend.