The mayor of New Denver B.C., Leonard Casley, tells Castanet that staffing shortages have forced the emergency department at Slocan Community Health Centre to adjust their hours of operation.
According to Interior Health the emergency centre hours will be adjusted temporarily but indefinitely, “until further notice, emergency department hours will be 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. seven days a week.”
Mayor Casley says he has been lobbying Interior Health for more information and an explanation but has yet to receive a response.
“We don’t have a voice because we’re just small, and they tell us ‘that you’re just a complainer’ and we’re trying everything we can do.”
