2 nurses fined for moving newborn in handivan, raising questions about ambulance service in rural Manitoba – CBC
Outside Winnipeg, ‘we’re seeing some very, very big issues with transporting patients’: MNU president
Oct 07, 2025
A nurse and manager in Dauphin, Man., have been fined by their regulator for transporting a newborn baby to Winnipeg using a handivan, but the case is raising broader questions from health-care leaders.
The complaints committee ruled the actions of the two health-care workers “had the potential to seriously harm the patient as well as the profession” after one drove the baby to Winnipeg instead of waiting for a ground ambulance.
But it’s a case that has two health-care unions raising concerns about patient transfers, staffing shortages and rising call volumes.
The baby arrived at the Dauphin Regional Health Centre on Oct. 5, 2024, and staff decided it needed to be taken to Winnipeg’s Children’s Hospital, according to the two recently released disciplinary decisions.
