The outpatient clinic was completely closed on Monday. It was impossible to get services after 4 p.m. on Tuesday.
The health facility announced these business interruptions on its Facebook page.
Normal walk-in times are 12pm-4pm and 5pm-7:30pm on weekdays. On weekends, the opening hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The Saint-Boniface Health Center clinic is part of the clinic network Walk-In Connected Care, (New window) the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA).
A spokesman forWRHA points out that these reduced capacities are explained by staffing problems.
The staff working there must be bilingual and it is more difficult to find bilingual staff
she wrote in an email.
L’WRHA collaborates with the Center de santé Saint-Boniface Maintain and expand opening hours
of the walk-in clinic, the spokesman adds. There is currently a shortage of bilingual staff and recruitment is underway to fill all positions at the health centre.
Temporary service interruptions were also observed in 2021.
To the Help maintain the services as much as possible
I’WRHA indicates that other members of the team at the Center de Santé Saint-Boniface worked overtime
.
dropper reinforcements
In the interview at 6 to 9Ihe President of the Board of Directors of Santé en français, Diane Poiron-Toupin, believes that it is francophones punished twice
in this situation.
” It is a reduction of our services in French. »
Currently, graduate degrees are trickling in and there is no bilingual nursing education program in Manitoba.
She says.
Diane Poiron-Toupin also believes that the level of English is required by the College of Nurses of Manitoba discouraged some potential applicants
.
That the Order has lowered its demands […] hopefully this will help in the short term
, she adds. She also hopes post-secondary internship programs can fill the gap.
In the long term, we will continue to offer workshops in immersion and DSFM schools to encourage students to think […] Health and social care professions
says Diane Poiron Toupin.
Check waiting times
On its website, the health center warns potential patients that the walk-in clinic’s hours of operation may vary.
L’WRHA recommends for people seeking medical care in an outpatient clinic with continuous care (Walk-In Connected Care Clinics) to check the waiting times of these clinics (New window) on his website.
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