ABOYNE – Due to staff shortages, Groves Memorial Community Hospital is closing its obstetrics department over the long weekend. Obstetrics services will be redirected starting July 29 and will resume on Aug. 1 at 7am.
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Davidson calls for governments to address ‘crisis’ in health care
MAPLETON – Mayor Gregg Davidson is calling for all levels of government to work together to address a health care system crisis.
Louise Marshall Hospital closing ER after 5pm on July 16, 17
MOUNT FOREST – Staffing challenges are resulting in the closure of the emergency department at Louise Marshall Hospital overnight on July 16 and July 17.
COVID-19 outbreak declared at Louise Marshall Hospital
MOUNT FOREST - A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at Louise Marshal Hospital (LMH) here, after two hospital-acquired infections were identified on the inpatient unit.
Obstetrics services unavailable at hospitals in Palmerston, Mount Forest
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Faced with a lack of nursing staff trained in obstetrics care, North Wellington Health Care is halting obstetrics services at hospitals in Palmerston and Mount Forest from June 6 to at least Sept. 1.
Nurses continue to demonstrate resilience after two years of pandemic
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Two years into the pandemic, nurses are continuing to demonstrate their resilience and ability to take on any challenges thrown their way.
Oncology unit hours changed at Louise Marshall Hospital
MOUNT FOREST – The oncology unit at Louise Marshall Hospital is adjusting its clinic hours. Effective April 19, the unit will move from a Monday-to-Friday schedule to a Tuesday-to-Friday schedule.
Mount Forest Lions raffle benefits Louis Marshall Hospital Foundation
Donation for hospital – Vern Job, president of the Mount Forest Lions Club, recently presented…
Local businesses donate to create snack boxes for local hospital staff
WELLINGTON COUNTY – PrintFactor Media and Copernicus Educational Products each donated money to Groves Memorial Community Hospital to show their support for staff in this ongoing, long-going pandemic and that was converted into the snack boxes.
Staffing a struggle but local hospitals keeping up as Omicron spreads in community
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Administrators are managing to cover shifts at the three hospitals in Wellington County, but they are keeping a watchful eye on case numbers in the community and bracing for more challenges ahead.
Winner takes it all – and gives it all away
ABOYNE – Mark Weidmark is surely on Santa’s nice list after winning not one but two prizes from the Rural Wellington Hospitals 50/50 draw and giving a good chunk of it to community organizations.
Six hospital staff terminated for not being vaccinated against COVID-19
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Six hospital staff in the county have been terminated for not being vaccinated against COVID-19.
LMH foundation surpasses goal for health care radiothon fundraising
MOUNT FOREST - the Mount Forest Louise Marshall Foundation (LMHF) has surpassed its fundraising goal for the 20th Annual CKNX Healthcare Heroes Radiothon.
Wellington County hospitals put 14 unvaccinated staff on unpaid leave
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Fourteen staff at Wellington County hospitals were put on unpaid leave on Oct. 13 for not being vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Mount Forest Louise Marshall Hospital Expansion
MOUNT FOREST – The opening of a new Emergency Department and Ambulatory/Oncology Unit at Louise Marshall Hospital this month was the product of visionary thinking, a decade of planning, years of fundraising and 24 months of construction.