Driving across the border to retrieve medication from Michigan isn't a typical part of Windsor Regional Hospital CEO David Musyj's job, but desperate times called for desperate measures. Normally, a trip like this would be out of the norm for the hospital, but not nearly as uncertain, Musyj said. Border restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic had both Musyj and the pharmacist unclear on the rules with a patient in such dire circumstances. Musyj said it took him two hours to cross the border, get the medication and end up back on Canadian soil. Quarantine exemptions for medication needed: MusyjMusyj said the whole experience emphasized the need for him and his staff to be able to make these sorts of trips.

Source: CBC News November 11, 2020 20:37 UTC