Rebecca Chouinard March 18, 2023 at 4:01 pm The Wingham and District Hospital Emergency Departments will be closed overnight due to continued staffing shortages. Urgent care will not be available from 5:00 p.m. Saturday to 7:00 a.m. Sunday. In a medical emergency, patients can call 911, as emergency medical services will be rerouted to other hospitals in the area. The closest hospitals include Listowel, Clinton, Goderich, Palmertston, Seaforth, Kincardine and Walkerton. However, the Listowel Wingham…
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Rebecca Chouinard March 18, 2023 at 4:01 pm The Wingham and District Hospital Emergency Departments will be closed overnight due to continued staffing shortages. Urgent care will not be available from 5:00 p.m. Saturday to 7:00 a.m. Sunday. In a medical emergency, patients can call 911, as emergency medical services will be rerouted to other hospitals in the area. The closest hospitals include Listowel, Clinton, Goderich, Palmertston, Seaforth, Kincardine and Walkerton. However, the Listowel Wingham…
"Wingham emergency department closing overnight"
by Janice McKay March 1, 2023 at 4:00 am The Listowel Wingham Hospital Alliance wants to carry over some hospital infrastructure renewal funding for 2022-23. The Council was informed that the Department of Health was offering potential flexibility in relation to unspent transfer funds. Accordingly, the Board submitted a request for a transfer of $983,251 for Listowel and $976,636 for Wingham. Most of the funds were used for HVAC funding in Listowel and generator replacement…
"Listowel Wingham hospitals seek exension for infrastructure funding"
bob montgomery March 1, 2023 at 4:00 am Judge Godrich found the owner of the Wingham restaurant guilty after inspectors accused the businessman of failing to enforce health restrictions during the pandemic. Stephen Hill was convicted on Tuesday of one count of failing to comply with the Health Protection Act, one count of failing to develop a safety plan and one count of failing to comply with obtaining a vaccine certificate from a customer. Inspectors…
"Wingham restaurant owner convicted of ignoring some pandemic health restrictions"
by Janice McKay February 27, 2023 at 3:24 pm The Listowel Wingham Hospital Alliance continues to face significant staffing challenges in the clinical arena. The council recently discussed the issue, as the league is going through a ton of extended leave, much of it maternity leave. This has resulted in some temporary jobs to be filled that are no longer attractive in the current employment environment. Council has approved the creation of permanent full-time and…
"Listowel Wingham Hospitals Alliance continues to faces nursing shortages"
by Janice McKay February 24, 2023 at 1:07 pm The Listowel Wingham Hospital Alliance said a shortage of medical laboratory technicians was partly to blame for the closure of emergency departments. The consortium is focused on training laboratory assistants to maximize their range of practice to make up for shortages. It is also restructuring staffing, including hiring new full-time medical laboratory assistants. “We are grateful for the participation of our employees as these changes introduce…
"Listowel and Wingham hospitals work to address shortage of medical lab techs"
adam bell February 24, 2023 at 5:06 am The Wingham Ironmen president has raised concerns about the North Huron Township’s ice removal and installation policy, saying it is leaving the provincial youth hockey team behind its competitors due to the new schedule format. Ironmen President and Assistant General Manager Wayne Johnston attended North Huron’s regular meeting Tuesday, where he asked if the board would consider changing the date for ice removal and installation at the…
"Wingham Ironmen President requests changes to North Huron ice policy"
adam bell February 21, 2023 at 11:27 am North Huron Council has confirmed its support for Wingham Homecoming in 2024. The city council held a special meeting on Feb. 17 at which it passed a resolution dissolving the previous council committee after several committee members resigned, including one who ran a Facebook account that said it would No more preparations for the event. Reeve Paul Heffer said the issue would be discussed at the North…
"North Huron affirms support for Wingham Homecoming in closed meeting"
Rebecca Chouinard February 18, 2023 at 3:22 pm The planned closure of Wingham and District Hospital’s emergency department has been extended. The Urgent Care Unit will be closed from 3pm Saturday to 9am Sunday Emergency rooms were supposed to reopen at 7 a.m. Barb Major-McEwan of the Listowel Wingham Hospital Alliance confirmed a shortage of nurses was again the reason for the closures. Anyone in the area requiring urgent medical attention is asked to call…
"Wingham ER closure extended to 9 a.m. Sunday"
Rebecca Chouinard February 17, 2023 at 4:00 am Staffing shortages forced another local hospital to temporarily close its emergency room. Wingham and District Hospital will close its emergency department at 3pm on Saturday and will reopen at 7am on Sunday In a medical emergency, patients are asked to call 911 as Emergency Medical Services (EMS – Ambulance) are still available. Medical staff will re-route to surrounding hospitals. Listowel, Clinton, and Goderich are among the nearby…
"Wingham hospital emergency room closing overnight Saturday"