Expect more unplanned summer ER closures in rural Ontario, experts say
Ontario government programs aimed at preventing closures don't focus on long-term fix, say people responsible for planning.
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![A sign at the Glengarry Memorial Hospital in Alexandria, Ont., alerts people on July 15, 2022, that their emergency room is now closed overnight. A sign tells people an emergency room at a hospital is closed between 6 p.m. and 8 a.m.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6523084.1657997429!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpeg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/glengarry-memorial-hospital-alexandria-emergency-room-closed.jpeg)
Ontario government programs aimed at preventing closures don't focus on long-term fix, say people responsible for planning.