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It’s no surprise to those living in rural Nova Scotia that a CTV news survey has found hospital emergency departments across the country have had to close their doors more than 1280 times so far this year.
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Volunteer firefighters forced to treat patient in cardiac arrest while a doctor was called in from a town almost 40 minutes away
The mayor of Middleton is calling for urgent hospital staffing improvements following the recent death of a patient who went into cardiac arrest when there was no doctor on site.
Paramedics and firefighters responded to a call about a patient in cardiac arrest last Thursday while the doctor on call wasn't on site. Town officials say it's a symptom of a failing system, but the health authority says staff followed the proper procedure.
The mayor of a town in the valley is sounding the alarm on healthcare staffing shortages, after a patient died...