Emergency care to be available at temporary centre in Dauphin, Man. after flooding - Global News

The emergency department and some palliative care beds are among the services at Dauphin Regional Health Centre that have been restored as of this month according to a release from Prairie Mountain Health. The hospital, the second largest acute care centre in the PMH region, was hit hard by flooding at the end of June and start of July, becoming heavily flooded on Canada Day and forced to close. This also forced the evacuation of hospital patients and the suspension of services. While PMH said their work is not completely finished, they have restored a number of services at the Health Centre. As of October 1, these include: Reopening the 24-7 Emergency Department.

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