The Lorne Memorial Hospital emergency room in Swan Lake, Man., is shutting down next week and other clinics in the area will be impacted as two doctors who provided primary and emergency care in the region are leaving the community. This problem isn't new, says Dr. Denis Fortier, the vice president of medical services for the Southern Health region. Southern Health says nurse practitioners can do many things that doctors can. "As with past service disruptions, this may result in patients seeking primary or urgent care to be temporarily redirected to nearby communities to receive the level of care they need," the letter says. Fortier says community members are understandably concerned, but hopes the nurse practitioners will be hired soon and the urgent care centre will be up and running within a month.

Source: CBC News March 10, 2021 20:03 UTC