Dauphin, Man., residents in need health care are feeling anxious about access to medical care after Dauphin Regional Health Center closed this month due to a flooded basement.
“It creates so much anxiety and if you have a medical emergency or something you need to do, you have to go find a way and that costs more money, which people don’t have,” said Alex Lytwyn, a disability advocate.
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The nearest hospitals are over 30 minutes drive away – Ste. Rose General Hospital and Grandview Hospital.
Prime Minister Wab Kinew said he had heard it would take nine to 12 months to repair, but said that was not good enough.
Kinew said the province will throw “a ton of resources” into getting it going.
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