A two-week diversion of maternity patients from White Rock's Peace Arch Hospital because of a shortage in pediatric care has many calling for action. "If you don't have a pediatric unit, it's just very hard to get pediatricians to work there," Smith said. Mojgan Nadafi, a registered midwife at Surrey Mama Midwifery, says the diversions are happening throughout Fraser Health and are becoming a regular occurrence for her patients. Diversions are becoming a regular occurrence in Fraser Health, according to one midwife. Smith said Fraser Health is working with the Ministry of Health to come up with a plan to avoid these sorts of gaps in coverage in the long term.

Source: CBC News July 08, 2021 03:22 UTC