Saint John, NB, Canada / Country 94
Mar 4, 2021 10:15 PM
Health Minister Dorothy Shephard takes part in a public consultation on the future of health care in the province. (Image: Zoom video capture)
More than 150 people took part in the first virtual public consultation on the future of health care in New Brunswick on Thursday evening.
The session focused on the Sackville area, one of six communities at the centre of proposed overnight emergency room closures last year.
Health Minister Dorothy Shephard reiterated that her government has no plans to close ERs or change hours.
Speaking at the start of the two-hour session, Shephard said it is important for residents to have their voices heard.
New Brunswick s child and youth advocate is promising a thorough review of mental health crisis care in the province and to issue a public report by July.