Ontario extends locum program
Was to expire at end of March
Source: saultstar.com
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KENORA – News that the Ontario government is extending funding that helps rural and northern hospitals avoid temporary ER closures is music to Ray Racette’s ears.
Some northern Ontario hospitals were on the verge of shutting down their emergency departments before a Temporary Locum Program was renewed.
Mindemoya emergency room to close on some days in October. The ER in Little Current, however, to remain open 24/7.
Ontario is extending funding that helps rural and northern hospitals avoid temporary ER closures, after previously saying it would end after the summer.