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Due to a lack of nursing staff, the emergency room at Almonte General Hospital (AGH) had to temporarily shut down this past Saturday night.
“Patient and staff safety is our main priority,” said Mary Wilson Trider, President and CEO in a media release.
“Our dedicated teams at both Almonte General Hospital and Carleton Place & District Memorial Hospital continue their tireless efforts to ensure we have the necessary staff to support our community with their health care needs. We are closely supported by our team at the Lanark County Paramedic Service.”
This is the second time the ER at the site has closed due to staffing shortages, the last being in September.
The back half of 2022 saw multiple temporary closures of local hospital emergency rooms and departments due to the staffing crisis.
The AGH ER closed at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 11th and reopened 12 hours later.
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