(Robert Short/CBC - image credit)A Dartmouth, N.S., woman says she was left feeling unsafe after her experience having surgery at the Halifax Infirmary early last week amid significant staff shortages at the hospital. "While Nova Scotia Health facilities are under significant strain, we are redeploying available staff to critical areas and are doing our best to provide quality patient care," Nova Scotia Health said in a statement to Mainstreet. A spokesperson for the union representing 1,200 paramedics in Nova Scotia said about one in five paramedics — 243 people — were off work as of Thursday. Earlier this month, the president of the Nova Scotia Nurses' Union said overtime is at an all-time high, with no relief in sight and people are quitting. He said salaries for paramedics in Ontario start at $44 per hour, while Nova Scotia offers $26 per hour.

Source: CBC News April 22, 2022 09:24 UTC