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It will bring the number of vacancies for ER doctors in the city's four community hospitals to 15 equivalent full-time positions, or 42 per cent of the ER physician positions at those hospitals.
"This is a patient safety issue," said Tory health critic Myrna Driedger. "It almost looks like we're going from a crisis to a disaster."The ER doctor shortage does not impact either of Winnipeg's two biggest emergency rooms at the Health Sciences Centre and St. Boniface Hospital. There is only a part-time position vacant at the HSC right now.See the full content of this document
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Web Extra: Er Doctor Shortage Getting Worse
By Mia Rabson
An already critical shortage of emergency room doctors in Winnipeg is about to get worse.Before the end of the s...See the full content of this document
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