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Publishing date: Apr 23, 2021 • 2 hours ago • 5 minute read • Const. Shawn Peever, community services officer with the Upper Ottawa Valley detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police, also serves as the liaison officer for the mobile crisis response team which was established in partnership with the Pembroke Regional Hospital in 2020. Photo by YouTube /jpg, PM
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A success story of 2020 was the creation of a mobile crisis response team to help the police respond to calls and deescalate situations involving people in the community with mental health struggles or addictions issues.
The mobile crisis response team is a partnership between the Ottawa Valley detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police and mental health professionals from the Pembroke Regional Hospital. Two mental health workers are assigned to the detachment and alternate weeks being on call. Constable Shawn Peever, community services office
Mobile crisis response team partnership between UOV OPP and Pembroke Regional Hospital has success in first year
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Mobile crisis response team partnership between UOV OPP and Pembroke Regional Hospital has success in first year
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In order to ensure that there are enough beds and staffing to support the care of COVID-19 patients and additional patients who may require transfer to the Pembroke Regional Hospital from other health-care facilities who are experiencing over capacity, PRH will be deferring all elective inpatient surgeries effective Monday, April 12.
These surgeries could include procedures such as joint replacements which require an overnight stay. This announcement is in response to an order issued late Thursday night by Ontario Health to all hospitals in the province.
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PRH deferring all elective inpatient surgeries starting April 12 in response to provincial order
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