Fraser Health announced that it would open a new COVID-19 check in Tri-Cities after the region’s only COVID-19 check announced Friday that it would close soon, causing exhaustion.
In a letter to residents, the medical director, Dr. Jordan Sugie, and the family circle physician, Dr. Carllin Man, describe overwork and staff exhaustion.
The COVID-19 and Tri-Cities Flu-Like Illness Assessment Clinic in Port Coquitlam was introduced through an independent family physician circle organization following the closure of a former screening site in New Westminster.
But it was only intended to serve as a palliative until a high-capacity verification site can be built in the next few weeks.
For 4 months, it only served the region with a population of more than 200,000. No new test sites have been opened during this period, and the staff of the small clinic is breathless.
“We continue for our own health,” the doctors wrote, who suspended their practices to open the clinic.
“With our staff and limited resources, we will no longer operate our verification site. “
On Friday afternoon, Fraser Health responded by saying that he would open a new check at Coquitlam at TransLink’s Coquitlam Central Park and Ride in a statement, the fitness government said they had been officially informed Thursday that the existing check collection center in Port Coquitlam would close.
“[We] express our gratitude to the doctors who have performed this vital service for others living in all 3 cities,” it reads.
The Port Coquitlam clinic closes on October 2 and Coquitlam’s new check opens on October 5.
During the transition, the nearest sites for Tri-Cities citizens are in Maple Ridge, Burnaby or Surrey.
Port Coquitlam Mayor Brad West said the domain had been abandoned through Fraser Health, adding that COVID-19 doctors and the Influenza Assessment Clinic have never taken over offering a screening clinic, but they did so because there was a wish that was not being fulfilled. .
“I don’t blame doctors at all. These doctors were administered in combination and established this clinic and operated on its own,” he said. “We don’t let a few doctors in our network make this happen. “That’s why we have a fitness authority. “
At a press conference Friday, Norm Peters, vice president of regional care integration at Fraser Health, said plans for the new check were already underway and were not similar to the closure of the doctors’ clinic.
“This personal clinic did not connect to us as a component of our overall network strategy,” Peters said. “Many doctors continue to provide the evidence in their own practices, which was the case here. However, the moment is satisfactory for us as we open our center, which closes after the closure of it. “
Dr. Victoria Lee, president and CEO of Fraser Health, said it is vital to continue working with netpaintings fitness service providers.
“We’re all in the same boat, ” said Lee. ” People have worked incredibly hard and mobilized to take on roles and other partners in communities. “
Camille Mateos has been waiting for a COVID-19 for a few days. He lives in the Coquitlam community of Maillardville.
I was afraid the region would lose its control site.
“You can’t use public transport if you don’t know if you have a COVID or not. You don’t need to spread it in your community. “
Exhaustion is also a fear for her.
“We can’t have overworked doctors right now. That’s our line of defense. If we don’t have our line of defense, we’re in a very bad position,” he said.
With Tim Weekes
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