The community is looking for a solution with a recent announcement by the Prairie Mountain Health Region that hospitals and emergency services have been suspended or reduced in many areas due to staff shortages.
The town of Melitta, where the Melitta Health Center is located, is currently closed until the end of August, but on Tuesday officials held a public meeting to discuss its implications.
"That's a big concern," Melita Mayor Bill Holden told Global News.
"We have a large body of water and I don't think people are actually aware of it. Our body of water is the border between Manitoba and Saskatchewan and Manitoba. And because it is on the corner of the North Dakota border, it is a vast area. Melita is a logical place because it is quite far from various medical centers. "
According to Holden, this conference More than 200 locals gathered directly in the area, and more people gathered online, creating a good debate about the shortage of nurses across rural Manitoba.
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With councilors from six neighboring towns and municipalities attending, the state's NDP leader Wab Kinew and the Liberal Party Both leaders Dougald Lamont called.
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#MELITAand the region residents. Due to staff issues, there are no emergency services or hospitalizations at the Melitta Health Center during the summer. For a list of PMH ER schedules, please visit:https://t.co/PFtwTRmWbz @ TownofMelita1 pic.twitter.com/ewhn1wb8q2
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Holden said representatives of Prairie Mountain and Manitoba Shared Health will work with community leaders to "alleviate this problem by the fall."
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"One of the solutions was to go to school more here," he said. ..
"Melita has a facility to run a (Associated Nurse) course. We ran it four years ago, but haven't done it since.
"Part of the problem with that is these nurses-I think it's burnout-they go elsewhere. They need more courses and more people in the nursing industry."
In addition to Melita, emergency and hospitalization was temporarily suspended in Trehan. Grandview will temporarily suspend night and weekend emergency services as of Friday, while Souris will suspend emergency services on Mondays and Wednesdays.
In a statementlast week, Prairie Mountain stated that the shortage was partly due to vacancies, staff vacations, and vacations.
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