In small towns plagued by ER closures, virtual emergency care helps keep the doors open | Unpublished
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Author: Kelly Grant
Publication Date: July 7, 2025 - 05:00

In small towns plagued by ER closures, virtual emergency care helps keep the doors open

July 7, 2025
Michael Tiller, the mayor of the Newfoundland town of New-Wes-Valley, is thankful the doors of his community’s only emergency room have largely stayed open through the national health care staffing crisis of the past few years. He just wishes there was a doctor behind those doors more often.


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