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  1. Physician shortages ..#RuralBC emergency departments westernstandard.news/features/#Healthcare woes are an all too familiar reality for rural #BritishColumbians, with residents of many small towns growing accustomed to hearing that their local hospitals are struggling to keep up with the needs of the community.

    In recent months, however, things have taken a turn for the worse as #EmergencyDepartments across the province announce temporary interruptions due to a shortage of #physicians.”

  2. August 1, 2024 - President's Letter | #AlbertaMedicalAssociation albertadoctors.org/services/me “There is no imminent help to keep #RuralGeneralist physicians in their clinics – not to mention the #RuralHospitals that utterly depend on their presence to run #EmergencyDepartments. Meanwhile, #AcuteCare, gutted by the pandemic, has been overwhelmed by increased illness and complex disease in patients…Our colleagues have continually been told to do more with less and just make it work.”