Alan Drummond MD
@dralandrummond.bsky.social
Rural Canadian family/emergency physician. Advocate for an improved standard of emergency care for all Canadians. Sommelier (DipWSET). Father of triplets/ sadly a grieving parent.
(UPDATE) Tumbler Ridge emergency department closure ended early energeticcity.ca/2026/02/03/t...
(UPDATE) Tumbler Ridge emergency department closure ended early – Energeticcity.ca
The Tumbler Ridge Health Centre's regular daytime emergency services were due to be interrupted from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on February 3rd, 2026.
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February 3, 2026 at 10:10 PM
(UPDATE) Tumbler Ridge emergency department closure ended early energeticcity.ca/2026/02/03/t...
Number of hours of northeast ER closures declines year-on-year in January, with Chetwynd ER shut twice energeticcity.ca/2026/02/02/n...
Number of hours of northeast ER closures declines year-on-year in January, with Chetwynd ER shut twice – Energeticcity.ca
Northern Health reported two emergency room closures in northeast B.C. during January 2026, down from five in the same month in 2025.
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February 3, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Number of hours of northeast ER closures declines year-on-year in January, with Chetwynd ER shut twice energeticcity.ca/2026/02/02/n...
Investigations underway after patients die following multiple-hour ER waits at St. B
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Investigations underway after patients die following multiple-hour ER waits at Winnipeg hospital
Two families are seeking answers after their loved ones died following prolonged waits in the St. Boniface Hospital emergency room last month — cases that have sparked an internal hospital review and....
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February 3, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Investigations underway after patients die following multiple-hour ER waits at St. B
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Mantiboa doctor reprimanded for refusing examinations
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Winnipeg doctor reprimanded for failing to conduct physical exams, refusing prescriptions | CBC Accessibility
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba has reprimanded a Winnipeg doctor who failed to conduct physical examinations of three patients, refused to prescribe psychiatric medication to a fou...
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January 29, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Mantiboa doctor reprimanded for refusing examinations
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Patients detail disaster inside Alberta emergency departments northeastnow.com/2026/01/28/p...
Patients detail ‘disaster’ inside Alberta emergency departments
Sick with pneumonia and a blood infection, Paula Krawiec said her 77-year-old mother waited 24 hours to see a doctor in the emergency department at an Edmonton-area hospital last month. Over in Calgar...
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January 29, 2026 at 2:36 PM
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“I watched him die… then I watched them maneuver his body like a rag doll— only to discover it was because they wanted to count the bullet wounds and see how many they ‘got’, like he was a deer.”
January 28, 2026 at 5:46 AM
“I watched him die… then I watched them maneuver his body like a rag doll— only to discover it was because they wanted to count the bullet wounds and see how many they ‘got’, like he was a deer.”
Lives Lived: Hilary Drummond, 28. In loving memory of my daughter- a wonderful soul, the embodiment of courage and grace and a gift from God. The grief and the sadness never leaves
January 28, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Lives Lived: Hilary Drummond, 28. In loving memory of my daughter- a wonderful soul, the embodiment of courage and grace and a gift from God. The grief and the sadness never leaves
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Message from a convicted criminal and sexual offender to Canada.
I'll take that as Team Canada for the win.
I'll take that as Team Canada for the win.
January 23, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Message from a convicted criminal and sexual offender to Canada.
I'll take that as Team Canada for the win.
I'll take that as Team Canada for the win.
Reposted by Alan Drummond MD
Trump’s laughable “Board of Peace” is a phenomenon familiar to us all: the schoolyard bully who gathers a little gang of weaklings around him to pick on the nice kids.
Their terrorism always fails, sooner or later.
🤷🏼🤭🤷🏼
Their terrorism always fails, sooner or later.
🤷🏼🤭🤷🏼
January 23, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Trump’s laughable “Board of Peace” is a phenomenon familiar to us all: the schoolyard bully who gathers a little gang of weaklings around him to pick on the nice kids.
Their terrorism always fails, sooner or later.
🤷🏼🤭🤷🏼
Their terrorism always fails, sooner or later.
🤷🏼🤭🤷🏼
Lacombe emergency department closed Sunday night to Monday morning centralalbertaonline
January 19, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Lacombe emergency department closed Sunday night to Monday morning centralalbertaonline
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I spent 12 hours in ER with my mom last week. All the staff were amazing even while it was clear they were understaffed & overcrowded. We were fortunate given the stories I hear everyday & what I witnessed that day.
January 15, 2026 at 12:27 AM
I spent 12 hours in ER with my mom last week. All the staff were amazing even while it was clear they were understaffed & overcrowded. We were fortunate given the stories I hear everyday & what I witnessed that day.
Crisis? What Crisis? Hospital minister says he already has enough to address capacity issues medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n...
Crisis? What Crisis? Hospital minister says he already has enough to address capacity issues - Medicine Hat News
zmason@medicinehatnews.com Provincial health system leaders are calling the conditions in Alberta’s hospitals “extreme” and “extraordinary.” They say acute care facilities are facing “higher sustained...
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January 16, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Crisis? What Crisis? Hospital minister says he already has enough to address capacity issues medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n...
South Cariboo resident calls for change following ER scare
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South Cariboo resident calls for change following ER scare - 100 Mile Free Press
Krista Blades’ sister, Nicole, waited 12 hours to receive emergency care
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January 16, 2026 at 8:34 PM
South Cariboo resident calls for change following ER scare
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The fundamental problem with ER wait times is not the person who can wait home with their sore throat but the admitted patient who can’t get a bed for 36 hours
i would love to hear your personal thoughts on this, Dr Drummond.
Is this a thing that can work? Or is it a way to obscure excessive wait times?
Is this a thing that can work? Or is it a way to obscure excessive wait times?
January 15, 2026 at 12:22 AM
The fundamental problem with ER wait times is not the person who can wait home with their sore throat but the admitted patient who can’t get a bed for 36 hours
Health minister mulls Ontario pilot that sees some ER patients wait at home
Sault Area Hospital's virtual home waiting room could improve wait times, John Dornan says
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Sault Area Hospital's virtual home waiting room could improve wait times, John Dornan says
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Health minister mulls Ontario pilot that sees some ER patients wait at home | CBC News
New Brunswick’s health minister is eyeing an Ontario pilot project aimed at decreasing wait times by allowing some non-urgent ER patients to wait comfortably at home and receive a text message when it...
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January 14, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Health minister mulls Ontario pilot that sees some ER patients wait at home
Sault Area Hospital's virtual home waiting room could improve wait times, John Dornan says
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Sault Area Hospital's virtual home waiting room could improve wait times, John Dornan says
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Overcrowded Edmonton hospitals refuse patients from Red Deer hospital
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Overcrowded Edmonton hospitals refuse patients from Red Deer hospital - Red Deer Advocate
Alberta’s acute care system at over 110 per cent capacity for more than a year: doctors
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January 14, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Overcrowded Edmonton hospitals refuse patients from Red Deer hospital
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Game changer' — Leamington hospital chops hours off ER wait times with $2.3M boost
'Freeing up beds when patients no longer need them is the game changer.
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'Freeing up beds when patients no longer need them is the game changer.
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'Game changer' — Leamington hospital chops hours off ER wait times with $2.3M boost
'Game changer' — Leamington hospital gets $2.3M in additional funding from province in recognition of new model facilitating patient flow.
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January 9, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Game changer' — Leamington hospital chops hours off ER wait times with $2.3M boost
'Freeing up beds when patients no longer need them is the game changer.
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'Freeing up beds when patients no longer need them is the game changer.
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Delays in Offloading Patients at ERs Means Fewer Ambulances on the Road
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Delays in Offloading Patients at ERs Means Fewer Ambulances on the Road
The entire healthcare system needs to be looked at in order to address the issue of offload delays at the prov...
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January 9, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Delays in Offloading Patients at ERs Means Fewer Ambulances on the Road
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Northern Health reports four northeast B.C. ER closures in last month of 2025 energeticcity.ca/2026/01/02/n...
Northern Health reports four northeast B.C. ER closures in last month of 2025 – Energeticcity.ca
Northern Health reported four emergency room closures in December 2025 across northeast B.C., as well as two birthing centre closures in Fort St. John.
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January 5, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Northern Health reports four northeast B.C. ER closures in last month of 2025 energeticcity.ca/2026/01/02/n...
MLA brands ER diversions 'unacceptable' after Fort St. John and Dawson Creek closure overlap avoided last minute energeticcity.ca/2025/12/29/m...
MLA brands ER diversions 'unacceptable' after Fort St. John and Dawson Creek closure overlap avoided last minute – Energeticcity.ca
Northern Health says "unavoidable staffing challenges" caused multiple ER closures over the week of Christmas, and nearly resulted in a double closure in Fort St. John and Dawson Creek.
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December 31, 2025 at 1:51 PM
MLA brands ER diversions 'unacceptable' after Fort St. John and Dawson Creek closure overlap avoided last minute energeticcity.ca/2025/12/29/m...
Overnight ER closures coming to B.C. hospital due to staffing challenge
From Dec. 29 to Jan. 6, Mission Memorial Hospital will be closed between 6 p.m. and 8 a.m.
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From Dec. 29 to Jan. 6, Mission Memorial Hospital will be closed between 6 p.m. and 8 a.m.
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Overnight ER closures coming to B.C. hospital — for the 7th time this year — due to staffing challenge | CBC News
Mission Memorial Hospital in B.C.'s Fraser Valley is closing its emergency department during overnight hours from from Dec. 29 to Jan. 6 due to staffing challenges.
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December 27, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Overnight ER closures coming to B.C. hospital due to staffing challenge
From Dec. 29 to Jan. 6, Mission Memorial Hospital will be closed between 6 p.m. and 8 a.m.
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From Dec. 29 to Jan. 6, Mission Memorial Hospital will be closed between 6 p.m. and 8 a.m.
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Temporary disruption at George McDougall - Smoky Lake Healthcare Centre Emergency Department | Alberta Health Services www.albertahealthservices.ca/news/Page195...
Temporary disruption at George McDougall - Smoky Lake Healthcare Centre Emergency Department | Alberta Health Services
SMOKY LAKE — Due to a clinical personnel shortage and an inability to secure temporary coverage, the George McDougall - Smoky Lake Healthcare Centre Emergency Department will be without onsite physici...
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December 24, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Temporary disruption at George McDougall - Smoky Lake Healthcare Centre Emergency Department | Alberta Health Services www.albertahealthservices.ca/news/Page195...
Quebecers urged to avoid ER visits unless needed due to respiratory virus ‘maelstrom’ - Montreal | Globalnews.ca globalnews.ca/news/1158944...
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December 24, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Quebecers urged to avoid ER visits unless needed due to respiratory virus ‘maelstrom’ - Montreal | Globalnews.ca globalnews.ca/news/1158944...
Staff shortages impacting hospitals in Lac La Biche, St. Paul, Cold Lake www.lakelandtoday.ca/local-news/s...
Staff shortages impacting hospitals in Lac La Biche, St. Paul, Cold Lake
Several Lakeland hospitals will have extremely limited operational capacity over the Christmas Holidays due to a shortage of clinical personnel.
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December 24, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Staff shortages impacting hospitals in Lac La Biche, St. Paul, Cold Lake www.lakelandtoday.ca/local-news/s...
Doctor shortage forces Thessalon ER to close for three days www.sootoday.com/local-news/d... via @SooToday
Doctor shortage forces Thessalon ER to close for three days
The shutdown is scheduled to begin on Boxing Day at 8 a.m. and run until 6 p.m. Sunday
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December 24, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Doctor shortage forces Thessalon ER to close for three days www.sootoday.com/local-news/d... via @SooToday