North Island residents gathered in Port McNeill Saturday morning to show their support for health-care workers and voice their frustration with the provincial government's response to staff shortages in the region.
Organizers of the rally at North Island Secondary School say there are only four emergency doctors on rotation in the region, and these doctors have limited tools with which to do their jobs.
"In the past few years, the availability of health care in this region seems to have deteriorated," said rally organizer Fran Jenkins in an interview with CTV News on Friday. The government promised $30 million to upgrade the Port Hardy and Port McNeill hospitals, and to expand substance-use, mental health and at-home health services in the region.
Emergency rooms across the North Island routinely saw closures during normal operating hours last year.
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