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Aug 2022
51m 32s

Examining ways to boost nursing staff as...

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About this episode
As more B.C. hospitals face emergency room closures, we examine how to get more trained nurses working in the province. We talk to a rural physician and a professor of nursing. And in our second half: looking forward to Fall travel deals, as airline prices begin to drop. 
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