Port McNeill plans community forum amid latest hospital ER service reduction

The Vancouver Island community of Port McNeill has scheduled an online community forum with the local health authority, as its hospital faces a string of disruptions due to staffing shortagees.

Mayor Gaby Wickstrom said the latest incident was a “service reduction” rather than an outright emergency department closure. She said from 7 p.m. Friday to 7 p.m. Saturday, ambulances were being diverted to the Port Hardy emergency room 30 minutes away, but that the Port McNeill ER remained open to walk-ins.

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