VANCOUVER A shortage of pediatricians means pregnant patients will still be diverted from a Metro Vancouver hospital into August. The Fraser Health Authority said those who planned to give birth at Peace Arch Hospital will instead be sent elsewhere between July 30 and Aug. 9. This is due to a shortage of pediatricians at the site, and is not the first of these notifications. Citing a gap in staffing, patients who had pre-existing plans to deliver at the Surrey hospital were also diverted for an 11-day stretch earlier in July. The health authority said in a statement Tuesday that a new contract is in the works, which should result in a larger staff of pediatricians in Surrey. Additionally, a plan is in place to provide pediatric care from Aug. 9 to the end of the year, Fraser Health said.
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