A farmer is questioning the Saskatchewan government’s decision to temporarily close his town’s emergency room (ER) and why more notice wasn’t given.
Kris Williams, who lives in Davidson, Sask., said he learned Wednesday, via text from a health-worker in the community, that the ER would be closed as of Thursday as part of the COVID-19 surge plan put forward by the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA).
The health authority said the Davidson hospital is one of 12 community hospitals it identified for temporary conversion to alternate level of care (ALC) sites as part of the plan.
ALC refers to a patient that could be cared for in an alternate setting, rather than an acute-care setting, according to an SHA statement.