New overflow beds opening for long-term care in eastern sector

By Gordon Lambie
New overflow beds opening for long-term care in eastern sector
Caroline Gadoury and Sylvie Quenneville in one of the lounges at Sherbrooke's Argyll pavillion that has been converted into a temporary overflow room. (Photo : Gordon Lambie)

The CIUSSS de L’Estrie CHUS, the Eastern Townships’ regional healthcare establishment, announced the opening of 32 overflow beds in the eastern half of its coverage area on Tuesday. The beds, opened as a measure to help offset the pressure felt by emergency rooms across the region during the winter season, will be spread out across nine facilities in the communities of Sherbrooke, Richmond, Valcourt, Windsor, East-Angus, Weedon, and Asbestos. “We made this decision based on the number of people waiting for long term care in short-term beds in Sherbrooke,” said Sylvie Quenneville, Associate Director of the programme de soutien à l’autonomie des personnes âgées (DPSAPA) a program focused on supporting the autonomy of local seniors. See full story in the Wednesday, Nov. 14 edition of The Record.

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