Barry Petten says he has seen pictures of patients sat on floors, stretchers in hallways, and sick seniors waiting days for a bed.
Opposition health critic Barry Petten, says the Liberals love a good photo op, but just don’t seem to have a plan to follow it. He has seen pictures of patients sat on floors, stretchers in hallways, and sick seniors waiting days for a bed. Petten says emergency rooms are overcrowded and operating over capacity, and NL Health Services tweeted recently, “if you don’t have an emergency don't go to the emergency department.” Petten says NL has been waiting 8 years for a health human resources strategy and there are still 136,000 people in NL without a family doctor. He says there are 600 nursing vacancies and emergency rooms around the province routinely close because of a lack of staff.
Corner Brook issues advisory ahead of winter weather on Wednesday
Food drives during Christmas help stock the shelves for the year at the Bay of Islands Foodbank
UPDATE: 32nd annual Tree of Memories celebration will now take place December 9th
Corner Brook mourns the loss of long time and well known volunteer Gladys Batten
Driver pulled over in Corner Brook Saturday evening, no insurance or registration
