With other rural ERs closed, people drive to Virden, Man., pushing staff to their limit: nurse
A reliance on the availability of 24-hour ER service in the southwest Manitoba town of Virden attracts people in surrounding communities to seek care there amid rotating closures in ERs in smaller communities. That's putting extra pressure on staff, one nurse told CBC.
![With other rural ERs closed, people drive to Virden, Man., pushing staff to their limit: nurse](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6988360.1696539956!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/virden-district-hospital.jpg)
![The ER at the Virden District Hospital has reliable ER service but staffing shortages in surrounding communities have forced people from surrounding to seek care there. Two signs are shown in trees. One says Virden District Hospital, the other says 24 hours emergency entrance.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6988360.1696539956!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/virden-district-hospital.jpg)
A reliance on the availability of 24-hour ER service in the southwest Manitoba town of Virden attracts people in surrounding communities to seek care there amid rotating closures in ERs in smaller communities. That's putting extra pressure on staff, one nurse told CBC.