Manitoba eye doctors want the Pallister government to reconsider its decision to close the Misericordia Urgent Care Centre. (Holly Caruk/CBC)"The future of eye care services in Manitoba is at dire risk without the support and presence of an active Urgent Care at Misericordia Health Centre," the letter says. She said of the 39,000 patient visits per year to the urgent care centre, over 4,500 are eye emergencies. The Pallister government announced it April it was closing the Misericordia Health Centre's 24-hour urgent care centre. Dr. Brock Wright said patient safety won't be compromised by the closure of the urgent health care centre.

Source: CBC News June 05, 2017 17:07 UTC