Lifeflight nurses and doctors are refusing to board private planes, causing Manitoba to look for more nurses and doctors.
This recently had an effect when a man from The Pas needed to be sent to Winnipeg. Gordon Jebb had suffered a massive heart attack and was in a coma on life support. A doctor in The Pas repeatedly made calls to get the patient to Winnipeg. 12 hours after Jebb arrived at the hospital, a plane with three medical personnel arrived to move him to Winnipeg.
The final moves before privatizing the service were made last week as the province laid off nine pilots and a maintenance crew.
Since the two Cessna Citation jets were grounded, 17 doctors haven’t been boarding the air ambulance planes because of safety concerns. Meanwhile, the province says all safety criteria has been met.
