Prairie Mountain Health (PMH) has temporarily suspended hospital and emergency services at the Grandview Health Centre while staff are reassigned to assist with the outbreak situation at the Grandview Personal Care Home.
A release from PMH states the suspension of services is “to support ongoing human resource needs at Grandview Personal Care Home (PCH) while the PCH remains in COVID outbreak status.”
The move will take effect Thursday, November 26 at 8 a.m.
Ambulance services will continue to provide response for the community of Grandview and surrounding areas. All residents making 911 calls will be transported to the nearest open emergency department.
Individuals requiring health advice are encouraged to call Health Links/Info Santé at 1-888-315-9257.
"Keep Rural Healthcare Close To Home," Says Local Group
A small group of community members in Grandview are expressing their displeasure with the temporary closure of the Health Centre.
Sue Stirling is a coordinator for Grandview Healthcare Solutions and tells CKDM everything about the decision from the Health Authority upsets her.
"It's no consultation, there's no forethought, there's no practical reasons to doing this, it just emphasizes how much chaos is in Prairie Mountain Health and in the provincial government, that decisions like this are getting made, in the way they're getting made." She adds, "From every piece of research we have done, Prairie Mountain Health at this point is the only health region that is closing facilities with the regularity that they are closing the hospitals in our area. There is something specifically wrong with how Prairie Mountain Health is being operated and how it's being funded, that comes down to the provincial government. The provincial government need to talk to the communities to work out what has to happen."
Stirling says her group is encouraging community members and concerned residents to join a procession forming outside the Grandview Hospital at 8 a.m.
She says the plan is to hold "a COVID-safe demonstration escorting these patients out of town without blocking the ambulances."
Grandview Care Home Outbreak Now At 4
An update from the province on Nov. 25 shows 4 cases have been identified at the Grandview PCH — with 2 among staff and 2 residents.
