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‘Bizarre to me that they would be saying for an ER to be calling 911’: BC Nurses Union

Bulkley Valley District Hospital outlines emergency measures to keep ER open
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Bulkley Valley District Hospital. (Black Press Media file photo)

A memo sent to Bulkley Valley District Hospital staff has outlined ways a health care union official found shocking in efforts to keep its emergency room open in case of a physician shortage.

The letter, titled, “No physician BVDH ER Coverage Mitigation Plan,” included instructions to call family physicians and ask them to come to the hospital to take care of their patients should there be no doctor on shift.

It

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About the Author: Marisca Bakker

Marisca was born and raised in Ontario and moved to Smithers almost ten years ago on a one-year contract.
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