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Moncton doctors backfilled nurses after Dumont ER felt like war zone
Seven doctors at the Dr. Georges-L.-Dumont University Hospital Centre in Moncton stepped in to cover a nursing shortage in the emergency department over the weekend, an organizer of the effort says.
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May 7, 2021 6:26 PM
A nursing shortage is having a significant impact at the Dumont Hospital and all ambulances will be diverted from that facility to the Moncton Hospital this weekend.
In a joint statement, Vitalité and Horizon health authorities say this temporary measure will come into effect on Saturday, May 8 at 8 a.m. and will continue until Monday, May 10 at 8 a.m.
Both emergency departments will remain open for walk-in patients.
“The shortage of nurses has hit us hard and the emergency department at the Dumont is especially affected,” said Dr. France Desrosiers, President and CEO of Vitalité.
Former Horizon chair takes firing in stride â but not health minister s cheap shot
The former chair of the Horizon Health board and a longtime board member are speaking out about a dysfunctional relationship with Health Minister Dorothy Shephard that is filled with tension and is maligning the professionals who manage health care in the province.
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Nothing held back from public about unknown neurological disorder, says minister
New Brunswick’s health minister said nothing was held back from the public about an unknown neurological disease in the province, even though it wasn’t publicly acknowledged before Radio-Canada unveiled a leaked memo from the province.
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Posted: Apr 30, 2021 6:00 AM AT | Last Updated: April 30
Health Minister Dorothy Shephard says she understands people are looking for answers but the science must do its work. (Ed Hunter/CBC)