Alan Drummond MD
@dralandrummond.bsky.social
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
Not sure I am. Alan Drummond being Alan Drummond
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
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”
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
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!
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
I know it’s winter and I should be sipping some reds but I’m not there yet and this wine was delicious
White Chateauneuf du Pape. A perfect white for a winter’s evening
November 22, 2025 at 2:29 AM
White Chateauneuf du Pape. A perfect white for a winter’s evening
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
Ambulance Paramedics of B.C. raises alarm about ER closures before holiday season
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Dozens rally at Mission Memorial Hospital over ER closures www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
Dozens rally at Mission Memorial Hospital over ER closures
A few dozen community members gathered outside Mission Memorial Hospital Saturday morning to demand action in response to repeated emergency room closures and show their support for health-care worker...
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November 16, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Dozens rally at Mission Memorial Hospital over ER closures www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
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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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
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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6 overnight shutdowns at Mission Memorial Hospital so far this year
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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
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.
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.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Quebec MDs angry about upcoming legislation kicking tires on Manitoba opportunities: Doctors Manitoba
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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
SHA disputes NDP assertions regarding RN’s and staffing
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Primary-care doctors’ improved pay model ‘a game-changer’
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Primary-care doctors’ improved pay model ‘a game-changer’
A new payment model for family doctors in Manitoba has proven effective at retaining and recruiting physicians to the province, with more than 100,000 new patients connected to ongoing care providers....
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November 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Primary-care doctors’ improved pay model ‘a game-changer’
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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.
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November 9, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Immobile South Island senior says he waited 8 hours in ER without assistance cheknews.ca/immobile-sou...
How EDs became too busy to see the subtle signs of illness
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How EDs became too busy to see the subtle signs of illness
Every emergency medicine physician has a case that lingers long after the shift ends — the patient who appeared stable, said they felt “a little better,” but ultimately wasn’t ...
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November 7, 2025 at 2:02 PM
How EDs became too busy to see the subtle signs of illness
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'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.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
'Progress takes time': Port Hardy mayor says discussions underway to address ER hours cheknews.ca/progress-tak...
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
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November 7, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Another closure planned for Richards Landing ER www.sootoday.com/local-news/a... via @SooToday
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.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Dawson Creek hospital emergency room to shutter for 10 hours energeticcity.ca/2025/11/05/d...
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.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Fort Macleod emergency department temporarily closed due to staff shortage www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
Doctor assaulted at HSC on first weekend with around-the-clock police presence
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Doctor assaulted at Health Sciences Centre on first weekend with around-the-clock Winnipeg police presence
A doctor at Winnipeg’s Health Sciences Centre was assaulted on the first weekend of its 24-7 police patrol of the campus. Winnipeg Police Service spokesman Const. Claude Chancy confirmed an on-duty ph...
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November 3, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Doctor assaulted at HSC on first weekend with around-the-clock police presence
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Northern Health emergency rooms close four times in one month energeticcity.ca/2025/11/03/n...
Northern Health emergency rooms close four times in one month – Energeticcity.ca
The Peace River region suffered four Northern Health-operated emergency room closures in October 2025, bringing the total to nearly 40 this year.
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November 3, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Northern Health emergency rooms close four times in one month energeticcity.ca/2025/11/03/n...
Clinic run by suspended plastic surgeon closes
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Clinic run by suspended plastic surgeon closes
The clinic operated by a suspended plastic surgeon has closed amid an investigation by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba. Ziesmann Cosmetic Clinic has closed permanently, a staff memb...
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November 2, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Clinic run by suspended plastic surgeon closes
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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
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
Nurses relieved as police presence at HSC adult emergency department begins
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Nurses relieved as police presence at HSC adult emergency department begins
Front-line staff in the Health Sciences Centre emergency department are hopeful a 24-7 police presence, which begins Saturday, will help curb the escalation of violence and threats from some patients.
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November 1, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Nurses relieved as police presence at HSC adult emergency department begins
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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.
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November 1, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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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’
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November 1, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Port Hardy mayor says town is not ‘sitting silent’ about its idle ER www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com/news/port-ha... via @CowichanCitizen