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Alan Drummond MD
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Rural Canadian family/emergency physician. Advocate for an improved standard of emergency care for all Canadians. Sommelier (DipWSET). Father of triplets/ sadly a grieving parent.
Not sure I am. Alan Drummond being Alan Drummond
Excellent news! Looking forward to it.
Indeed. What happened here? They put a microphone in front of my face and let me speak for three hours on my views about Canadian health care and now it appears this documentary on Canada may actually see the light of day. Strap in!
November 22, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I have no idea. First I heard of it was when a nurse said”Saw you on YouTube” and another said “Saw you on TikTok”
Any dates for "release"?
November 22, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Indeed. What happened here? They put a microphone in front of my face and let me speak for three hours on my views about Canadian health care and now it appears this documentary on Canada may actually see the light of day. Strap in!
November 22, 2025 at 2:35 AM
I know it’s winter and I should be sipping some reds but I’m not there yet and this wine was delicious
November 22, 2025 at 2:32 AM
White Chateauneuf du Pape. A perfect white for a winter’s evening
November 22, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Ambulance Paramedics of B.C. raises alarm about ER closures before holiday season
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Ambulance Paramedics of B.C. raises alarm about ER closures before holiday season
As the busy holiday season approaches, the paramedics' union in B.C. says there have been over 100 emergency room closures this year. Union spokesperson Ian Tait says the trend of ER closures, includi...
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November 19, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Mission, B.C. residents demand urgent action amid persistent ER closures
6 overnight shutdowns at Mission Memorial Hospital so far this year
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Pressure grows for urgent solutions to Mission hospital ER closures | CBC News
Repeated overnight closures at Mission Memorial Hospital’s emergency room brought dozens of residents to the hospital grounds on Saturday to demand action in response to repeated service disruptions.
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November 16, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Doubt we will ever see the reality from provincial governments- its obfuscation all the time and the fine art of blaming and shaming. One day we should get all Canadian ERs to do a snapshot of the degree of boarding.
Wonder what the statistics would be in Canada?
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Almost one in five patients attending major emergency departments in England were treated on trolleys or chairs in corridors this summer, a new report has found
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November 14, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Quebec MDs angry about upcoming legislation kicking tires on Manitoba opportunities: Doctors Manitoba
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Quebec MDs angry about upcoming legislation kicking tires on Manitoba opportunities: Doctors Manitoba
Manitoba and its strong francophone community may benefit from legislation in Quebec that’s driving doctors there to consider practising in other provinces.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:27 AM
SHA disputes NDP assertions regarding RN’s and staffing
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SHA disputes NDP assertions regarding RN’s and staffing
Wednesday the NDP issued a news release saying the government will allow rural emergency rooms to remain open ...
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November 14, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Immobile South Island senior says he waited 8 hours in ER without assistance cheknews.ca/immobile-sou...
Immobile South Island senior says he waited 8 hours in ER without assistance
He's prescribing healthcare workers need a dose of decency while simultaneously calling for a system overhaul.
cheknews.ca
November 9, 2025 at 9:15 PM
'Progress takes time': Port Hardy mayor says discussions underway to address ER hours cheknews.ca/progress-tak...
'Progress takes time': Port Hardy mayor says discussions underway to address ER hours
The District of Port Hardy is pushing back on claims it can reopen the hospital's emergency department (ED), noting that responsibility for hospital staffing lies with Island Health and the province.
cheknews.ca
November 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Another closure planned for Richards Landing ER www.sootoday.com/local-news/a... via @SooToday
Another closure planned for Richards Landing ER
The closure is once again due to physician shortages
www.sootoday.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Dawson Creek hospital emergency room to shutter for 10 hours energeticcity.ca/2025/11/05/d...
Dawson Creek hospital emergency room to shutter for 10 hours – Energeticcity.ca
Dawson Creek and District Hospital's emergency department will shutter for the first time in over a month on November 6th.
energeticcity.ca
November 7, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Fort Macleod emergency department temporarily closed due to staff shortage www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
Fort Macleod emergency department temporarily closed due to staff shortage
Rural emergency rooms continue to struggle with staffing shortages.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 7, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Reposted by Alan Drummond MD
There will be no quick fix. And due to 4 year election cycles, short-term thinking (promised “fixes”), lack of long-term vision (cathedral thinking), I despair. Same old sam old
November 1, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Mission Hospital ER closed over Halloween evening and Saturday vancouversun.com/news/mission... via @vancouversun.bsky.social
Mission Hospital ER closed over Halloween evening and Saturday
Services will be interrupted until Saturday morning as a staffing shortage has struck the hospital again.
vancouversun.com
November 1, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Port Hardy mayor says town is not ‘sitting silent’ about its idle ER www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com/news/port-ha... via @CowichanCitizen
Port Hardy mayor says town is not ‘sitting silent’ about its idle ER
‘It’s important to clarify that the District of Port Hardy does not operate the hospital’
www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com
November 1, 2025 at 7:07 PM