Port McNeill plans community forum amid latest hospital ER service reduction

Simon Little & Kristen Robinson Global News – June 5, 2022

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.

Share:

More Posts

November Member of the Month: Town of Golden – A Mountain Community Committed to Care

Nestled between the Selkirk, Purcell, and Rocky Mountains, the Town of Golden is a vibrant community of around 7,000 residents, including the town proper and

Concern out-of-town patients receiving Vancouver medical care won’t find accommodations during the World Cup

By Shannon Paterson Published: October 20, 2025 at 8:38PM EDT When Jacqueline Podewils learned her mother had reached the top of the waitlist for a life-saving double

Unreliable Rural Health Care

The BC Rural Health Network’s Paul Adams had the opportunity to sit down and discuss rural healthcare on Carol James’ Journal… On this edition of

October Member of the Month: Pender Island Health Care Society

Pender Island is one of the Southern Gulf Islands of the Salish Sea – or rather, two islands. North and South Pender were separated by

Contact Us