Dialysis and diagnostic services return to flood-damaged Dauphin hospital

Dialysis and several diagnostic services are again available at the Dauphin Regional Health Centre, months after flooding at the end of June damaged the western Manitoba hospital. A temporary renal dialysis unit means patients no longer have to travel to Roblin, Brandon or Swan River for treatment. Electrocardiograms and ultrasound are operating from their regular locations, and additional imaging and cardiac stress testing have resumed. A temporary chemotherapy area at Grandview Health Centre opened this fall. The emergency department was running in a temporary location by Labour Day. Restoration continues, and the province has set no timeline for completing construction.