Emergency room at the hospital in Perth, Ont., has been closed since July 2 as it contends with a COVID-19 outbreak among staff that has been magnified by a critical shortage of workers
Municipal leaders in small Ontario communities say immediate action is needed to address a critical health care staffing shortage that has prompted the temporary closures of several hospital emergency rooms.
In a message posted on its website, the hospital said the ER would remain closed until further notice and patients would be directed to its partner hospital in Smith Falls, about 20 kilometres east. Six hospitals in the counties of Huron, Perth and Bruce have also reported temporary ER closures this past weekend and into this week.
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