ER nurses 'extremely concerned' about lack of staff in Quebec hospitals

Nurses working in Quebec's emergency rooms are warning about the dangerously low number of qualified personnel in the department.

It's a situation that is causing numerous service disruptions across the province, they argue.

In a press release published Wednesday, Quebec's association of emergency room nurses (AIIUQ) says it is "extremely concerned" about the lack of staff and its consequences "for institutions, care teams and patients."

The association notes the emergency room at Gatineau Hospital has been partially closed and operating at reduced capacity since June.

Services have also been affected at Suroît Hospital, the Coaticook Hospital, the Centre multiservices de santé et de services sociaux de Port-Cartier and Senneterre Hospital.