“After two years of dealing with this pandemic, we’re still facing the same issues as the first wave - that’s because (Premier Doug) Ford refuses to make the investments in health care or take real action until it is too late.”? Gates added he will be formally requesting that the Ontario government ask for military aide to assist Niagara Health and to restore services in Fort Erie. “I have been in touch with both clinics and neither are in a position to extend hours at this time,” she said.? Niagara Falls MPP Wayne Gates said he planned to bring the matter up at Queen’s Park. “We’re tired that people are having to deal with this,” he said.Īlice Preston, the town’s co-ordinator of community health services, said she had consulted with Primary Care Niagara and the Fort Erie Medical Clinic about possibly extending clinic hours to fill the gap.
While he appreciates the predicament Niagara Health is facing, Redekop said that doesn’t help the 33,000 residents in Fort Erie. 21, 146 staff have tested positive for COVID-19.
4, the health system said 354 staff members were in self-isolation and that since Dec. That means, she said, “residents from across Niagara, including Fort Erie, have access to care for strokes, heart-attacks, car accidents, cancers treatments and dialysis.” She added the decision to temporarily close the UCC “was not made lightly” and that the health system of “prioritizing emergency, acute and critical care in accordance with provincial direction.” “Other services continue to be provided at the Fort Erie site, including our in-patient complex care unit.” While the urgent care is currently closed, the Douglas Memorial site itself is still in operation, she said. Niagara Health president and CEO Lynn Guerriero said Niagara Health is “working closely with Mayor Redekop and health-care partners across the region to ensure residents are receiving the care they need in the most appropriate setting.” Staff from the UCC were to be redeployed in overwhelmed emergency rooms in Welland, Niagara Falls and St. The rapid rise in cases plus staff shortage brought on by the spread of Omicron among health-care workers were given as the reason by Niagara Health for the temporary closure. Cases of (the COVID-19 variant) Omicron have exploded,” he said. “We know this is going on all over Ontario. The closure - even if only temporary - is yet another example of the struggles the town has faced to maintain access to health care for residents. Redekop was upset to learn that Niagara Health had made the decision to temporarily close the UCC without consultation with the town. “We spoke about how we have people in town who don’t have transportation. “We’re looking at a variety of things,” Redekop said. The town has had “continuing dialogue” with Niagara Health ever since the health system announced a temporary closure of the urgent care centre (UCC) at Douglas Memorial Hospital, Fort Erie Mayor Wayne Redekop says.
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