Western Quebec's health authority says it has a contingency plan in place as staffing shortages could make for a difficult summer for the region's hospitals.
As western Quebec struggles with health-care system resources, one unit in the Gatineau Hospital has had remarkable success with both patients and staff the birthing unit.
Western Quebec's health authority is opening a new child outpatient clinic to help keep families without a family doctor from turning to overwhelmed emergency rooms.
For Dr. Cindi Jacques, a hematologist at the Gatineau Hospital, there was no question that she needed to get into work despite the major traffic delays.