Staff shortages cause labour and delivery unit closure at Fort Saskatchewan hospital
One other Alberta hospital has introduced a closure as a consequence of an absence of doctor protection.
Alberta Well being Providers says the Fort Saskatchewan Group Hospital will quickly shut its obstetrics unit beginning Saturday for not less than two weeks.
The company says pregnant sufferers who deliberate on delivering on the hospital might want to alter their delivery plans to as an alternative ship on the Sturgeon Group Hospital, which is a couple of half-hour drive away.
AHS says the emergency division in Fort Saskatchewan stays open.
Not less than two different well being services — the pressing care models at South Calgary Well being Centre and Airdrie Group Well being Centre — have some short-term nighttime closures in place to deal witha scarcity of docs or nurses.
An emergency directive calling for some sufferers in Edmonton hospitals to be handled in hallways was lifted Thursday after Alberta Well being Providers was capable of place some sufferers in different services.
Related staffing shortages have been seen in different provinces, with Ontario quickly closing a few of its emergency departments and Quebec staff being requested to report back to work with critical COVID-19 signs with a view to keep away from essential gaps in care.
