Non-urgent patients asked to avoid 2 major N.B. ERs amid ‘critical’ staff shortages
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A health network in N.B. is asking people with non-life-threatening medical needs to not come to the Moncton Hospital and the Saint John Regional Hospital emergency departments.
One of New Brunswick’s health authorities is asking people with non-life-threatening medical needs to not come to the Moncton Hospital and the Saint John Regional Hospital emergency departments.
In a release, Horizon Health Network said the two hospitals are experiencing “critical shortages” of nursing staff this weekend, from Friday until Sunday.
It said those with non-life-threatening medical needs should not go to either of those emergency departments “as we do not have capacity to triage and care for these patients.”
Sudden onset symptoms, such as chest or stomach pain or weakness in limbs, should be treated as urgent. Those with chronic conditions who are experiencing more normal symptoms should seek care elsewhere, the authority said.
“We recognize the seriousness of this situation and the difficulties it may bring to Moncton and Saint John area residents, as well as to our staff and physicians,” said Margaret Melanson, Horizon’s interim president and CEO, in the release.
“We are providing on-site support to our staff and physicians who will be providing care to patients with critical injuries or illnesses over the weekend and are thankful for their dedication to their patients.”
The release said this request is being made to ensure the hospital staff “can continue to provide safe and high-quality care to those who are seriously ill.”
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