Northern Ontario First Nation health system only treating emergencies amid nurse shortage – Global News

August 26, 2022

A remote First Nation in northern Ontario is limiting health services to emergencies only due to a lack of nurses in what the community’s health director is calling a dire situation for residents’ and nurses’ well-being.

Kashechewan First Nation said its nursing station, which provides health services for residents in the community of 1,900 people, has dropped to three primary care nurses this week, down from its usual nine.

That’s left the community’s health-care system in crisis, said health director Jonathan Solomon, with services like blood work, prenatal care and walk-in appointments not being offered.

“It’s a very dire situation, when you when you look at how this is impacting the well-being of our people,” Solomon said in a telephone interview.

Read More: https://globalnews.ca/news/9087624/northern-ontario-first-nation-nurse-shortage/

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