A shortage of respiratory therapists at Shawville Hospital is prompting the weekend closure of the Operating Room and Intensive Care Units starting tomorrow (Friday) at 330PM until Monday morning (July 31st) at 730AM this weekend and every weekend for the foreseeable future.
On weekends, starting at 330PM on Fridays, hospitals in Hull and Pembroke will receive victims of trauma when necessary.
A medical presence for consultation in general surgery and anesthesia is being maintained weekends, and, during the week the operating theatre and intensive care unit will be staffed as usual.
CISSS de l’Outaouais stresses that the emergency department and all other services at the Pontiac Hospital remain in operation.
Be assured the agency is working hard to fill this respiratory therapist vacancy.
Pour plus de renseignements, appeller 819 966-6583
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By Rick Stow