ACC nursing site opens in Arborg; NICU move delayed
Local Roundup — Feb. 1, 2023
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ACC shows off Arborg training site
Assiniboine Community College held an official celebration of its new rural rotating practical nursing training site in Arborg, situated about three hours northeast of Brandon.
The site welcomed its first intake of nursing students in January 2021, followed by a second intake in September 2022.
Tuesday’s ceremony gave nursing students, staff and the president of Assiniboine Community College an opportunity to showcase their facility to Agriculture Minister Derek Johnson as well as partners from the Town of Arborg and the Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority.
The college’s rural rotating practical nursing program was created to bring training closer to rural students to increase enrolment and encourage graduates to stay in their communities.
Making nursing education more accessible is important for local communities, said Marion Ellis, CEO of Interlake-Eastern RHA.
“Since 2010, Assiniboine has offered the practical nursing program over ten times in the Interlake-Eastern region in Ashern, Selkirk, Pine Falls, and Arborg,” Ellis said in a news release.
Rural sites like Arborg’s have also trained nurses in Virden and Otterburne since last November, and earlier this month, students started training at the Morden site.
Practical nursing is the largest single program of study at Assiniboine, and according to a recent graduate survey, 100 per cent reported they were employed.
College president Mark Frison said taking the nursing program to rural areas is filling an important gap in health care.
“Assiniboine continues to be responsive to Manitoba’s labour market and support economic growth by meeting community needs. Our rural rotating practical nursing training sites answer the call on both of these priorities,” Frison said.
Neonatal unit relocation delayed
A delay in construction at the Brandon Regional Health Centre has put the temporary relocation of the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) on hold.
The NICU was originally scheduled to move today because of loud construction close to the north wall of the hospital, with the noise and vibrations potentially disturbing the existing unit. However, the relocation has now been delayed.
Prairie Mountain Health advised NICU babies and some maternity patients will be transferred to the second floor, also known as 200 surgery, after they deliver.
If the NICU is at capacity, the baby and new parent(s) may be transferred to Winnipeg.
Because of the lack of space, visitors should expect limits on visiting to one person per baby, and patients may have to share a room with other parents, according to a statement by Prairie Mountain Health. But there will be no changes to the labour and delivery suite in the maternity unit.
All visitors should check in with the information desk to confirm the patient’s location.
The expansion project at BRHC was previously announced through the provincial clinical and preventive services plan. The $70-million investment will cover construction of a new intensive care unit, renovations and expansion to the NICU and additional exam space for the Western Manitoba Cancer Centre.
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