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Eagle Ridge Hospital aims to hire more staff to ease pressure on emergency department

In an effort to lessen the strain on its emergency department, Eagle Ridge Hospital (ERH) is looking to hire permanent staff for 25 beds. While these beds have been open, they haven’t had regular employees specifically hired for them. Instead, they’ve called in workers to staff them on an as-needed basis. “There have always been […]

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