EDs at The Moncton Hospital (TMH) and Saint John Regional Hospital (SJRH) experienced critical shortages of nursing staff the weekend of Aug. 26-28. During that time, Horizon asked patients with non-life-threatening medical needs to not come to those hospitals as it didn’t have the capacity to triage and care for those patients. Overall, TMH recorded a 13% reduction in ED registrations over the weekend when compared to the weekend average for the previous 12-week period, with the SJRH ED reporting a decrease of almost 30%.
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Avis aux personnes ayant besoin de soins médicaux, mais dont la vie n’est pas en danger : Ne vous présentez pas aux services d’urgence de L’Hôpital de Moncton et de l’Hôpital régional de Saint John en fin de semaine - Réseau de santé Horizon
Diminution des visites aux services d’urgence de L’Hôpital de Moncton et de l’Hôpital régional de Saint John au cours de la fin de semaine - Réseau de santé Horizon
N.B. Nurses Union objects to Horizon's claim that vacations caused shortage - CBC News
Horizon asked New Brunswickers to avoid TMH, SJRH EDs due to critical nurse shortage
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August 26, 2022