A recent investigation by the Globe and Mail into the rate of emergency room closures across Canada since 2021 showcased how often local communities went without, either due to a staff shortage, lack of on-site physician, or temporary disruption.

Using a combination of data from access-to-information requests spanning June 1, 2021, to Oct. 31, 2024, as well as information from news releases regarding closures, the Globe laid out the data for each hospital with a registered closure or service disruption in Alberta.

The Boyle Healthcare Centre was the third most-closed hospital in the province, thanks to scheduled overnight closures. The facility has been closed for 12,412 hours over 1,033 days, and has had service disruptions for an additional 14 days and 161 hours during the data col

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