Health care challenges for communities across Manitoba has left one municipality shouldering the province's burden onto itself to provide its residents the care they need.
It’s an issue that current mayor Ray Muirhead said is top of mind, as the town actively works to recruit and retain more staff.
Health care in Carberry and neighbouring communities falls under the jurisdiction of Prairie Mountain Health. According to them, a recruitment process is currently underway to fill in physician vacancies in the town. “This suspension of services may last one or two days or extend for longer periods until the staffing situation stabilizes.”The need for a long-term solution
He further added that the impact of the emergency rooms closing would be felt across the region, even outside of his own town. With highways just by the town, and Carberry situated near industrial areas, Ramsey said it’s troublesome not to have an ER to go to when it comes to responding to an emergency.“When the hospital first opened, they actually delivered babies here,” said Ramsey. “We had an ER department that was open seven days a week.
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