The closures to the Kings County Memorial Hospital emergency room have Opposition Health Critic Sidney MacEwen concerned.
MacEwen says unexpected closures to an emergency room can create stress on existing frontline health workers who feel pressure to try maintain services with reduced staffing. He adds that it can also create anxiety for patients whose nearest option for treatment would be Charlottetown, especially during the winter months.
The Opposition says Kings County Memorial Hospital is the main health facility in eastern Prince Edward Island, so when we start to see regular closures of emergency services to the public it’s a cause for concern.