Health Minister Adrian Dix is planning a summer tour of hospitals across the province in the hopes of addressing the broad issue of health-care and acute-care demand.
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It comes as health care across the province is at a breaking point, with some hospitals closing overnight or over weekends due to staffing issues.
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