Many hospitals across Ontario are experiencing staffing shortages, and the availability of emergency department physicians is causing concern locally at GBHS hospitals. All six GBHS hospitals have 24/7 emergency departments, and for every 24 hour period, the corporation needs 15 physicians to staff those EDs. The GBHS hospitals have a roster of local physicians who fill the shifts, and are increasingly relying on physicians travelling here from outside the area to keep the EDs open 24/7. “Heading into summer...