萨斯喀彻温11号公路上的农村医疗面临危机, Rural healthcare on Saskatchewan’s Highway 11 faces crisis as emergency calls double, with no on-site doctors and delayed ambulance response despite provincial efforts.

萨斯喀彻温省Davidson的一名消防队长和省国民民主党警告说,11号公路沿线的保健危机正在恶化,那里的紧急呼叫在五年内增加了一倍以上。 A fire chief in Davidson, Saskatchewan, and the provincial NDP warn of a worsening healthcare crisis along Highway 11, where emergency calls have more than doubled in five years. 该镇的保健中心在没有现场医生的情况下运作,依靠虚拟覆盖,使病人无法及时得到护理,救护车数小时无法使用。 The town’s health centre has operated without an on-site doctor, relying on virtual coverage, leaving patients without timely care and ambulances unavailable for hours. 尽管省一级对护理人员进行了投资,并实施了虚拟医生方案,防止了5 200多起潜在的ER中断,但官员们呼吁提供更多资金,以维持农村紧急服务。 Despite provincial investments in paramedics and a virtual physician program that prevented over 5,200 potential ER disruptions, officials call for more funding to sustain rural emergency services.