The emergency department and some palliative care beds are among the services at Dauphin Regional Health Centre that have been restored as of this month according to a release from Prairie Mountain Health.
The hospital, the second largest acute care centre in the PMH region, was hit hard by flooding at the end of June and start of July, becoming heavily flooded on Canada Day and forced to close. This also forced the evacuation of hospital patients and the suspension of services.
While PMH said their work is not completely finished, they have restored a number of services at the Health Centre. As of October 1, these include:
- Reopening the 24-7 Emergency Department.
- Reestablishing hospital lab and outpatient diagnostic services.
- Implementing a Mobile CT scanner Unit on the hospital grounds.
- Reopening four dedicated palliative care beds within Dauphin Personal Care Home.
- Exploring on-site options to establish dialysis services.
- Working on next steps for cancer care services closer to home.
“We remain equally committed and laser-focused on building back better at Dauphin Regional Health Centre,” they said in their release. “Together, we are making a difference!”
The provincial government had promised to restore services to the emergency department by the end of the September Long Weekend. The emergency department opened on September 7.
