Sign in

Alan Drummond MD

@dralandrummond.bsky.social
5.2K followers 1.9K following 2.3K posts

Rural Canadian family/emergency physician. Advocate for an improved standard of emergency care for all Canadians. Sommelier (DipWSET). Father of triplets/ sadly a grieving parent.

PostsRepliesMedia
Alan Drummond MD @dralandrummond.bsky.social · 1h
Another temporary closure planned for Lillooet Hospital emergency room www.castanetkamloops.net/news/Kamloop...
castanetkamloops.net
Another temporary closure planned for Lillooet Hospital emergency room
000
Alan Drummond MD @dralandrummond.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
(UPDATE) Hudson’s Hope ER closed until next week due to extended closure energeticcity.ca/2026/10/02/h...
energeticcity.ca
(UPDATE) Hudson’s Hope ER closed until next week due to extended closure – Energeticcity.ca
The emergency department in Hudson's Hope will now reopen on Oct. 5 at 8:30 a.m. due to an extended closure.
021
Alan Drummond MD @dralandrummond.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
‘E-Bikes and E-Scooters Are Not Designed for Children’: Janeway ER Physician vocm.com/2026/10/02/j...
vocm.com
‘E-Bikes and E-Scooters Are Not Designed for Children’: Janeway ER Physician
An Emergency Department physician at the Janeway Children's Hospital is calling for more regulations around e-...
011
Alan Drummond MD @dralandrummond.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Lloydminster Dr. faces two misconduct charges over Alcurve death borderpulse.ca/lloydminster...
borderpulse.ca
Lloydminster Dr. faces two misconduct charges over Alcurve death - The Border Pulse
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan has charged Dr. Mukhtar Ali over the emergency response to a fatal Nov. 16 collision.
000
Alan Drummond MD @dralandrummond.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Lloydminster doctor accused of diverting crash patient who died on way to North Battleford panow.com/2026/10/02/l...
panow.com
Lloydminster doctor accused of diverting crash patient who died on way to North Battleford
A Lloydminster emergency physician faces professional misconduct charges over allegations he directed a crash ...
000
Alan Drummond MD @dralandrummond.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Three N.B. hospitals struggling as respiratory season hits: doctor Fredericton's emergency room recently hit 400 per cent of capacity, says Seghal tj.news/fredericton-...
tj.news
Three N.B. hospitals struggling as respiratory season hits: doctor
Fredericton's emergency room recently hit 400 per cent of capacity, says Seghal
102
Alan Drummond MD @dralandrummond.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
N.B. ER at threat of losing accreditation first to get federal cash Health Minister Dr. John Dornan says ‘it ain’t pretty’ currently, as province and feds vow not to let teaching capacity lapse tj.news/new-brunswic...
tj.news
N.B. ER at threat of losing accreditation first to get federal cash
Holt government Health Minister Dr. John Dornan says ‘it ain’t pretty’ currently, province and feds vow not to let teaching capacity lapse
011
Alan Drummond MD @dralandrummond.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Fort Nelson ER closed due to ‘staffing challenges’ energeticcity.ca/2026/09/28/f...
energeticcity.ca
Fort Nelson ER closed due to ‘staffing challenges’ – Energeticcity.ca
Fort Nelson's ER will closed until 8 a.m. on Sept. 29 due to "staffing challenges."
010
Alan Drummond MD @dralandrummond.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
B.C. doctors say violence and safety concerns are affecting healthcare cheknews.ca/b-c-doctors-...
cheknews.ca
B.C. doctors say violence and safety concerns are affecting healthcare
Doctors of BC is raising concerns about violence and safety in health-care settings, saying threats and incidents involving physicians are affecting the delivery of patient care.
030
Alan Drummond MD @dralandrummond.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
(UPDATE) Fort Nelson ER closure cancelled energeticcity.ca/2026/09/24/f...
energeticcity.ca
(UPDATE) Fort Nelson ER closure cancelled – Energeticcity.ca
The emergency department closure at the Fort Nelson General Hospital has been cancelled.
010
Alan Drummond MD @dralandrummond.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
'A very scary environment.' More than half of B.C. doctors experienced harm last year, survey finds Two-thirds of B.C. doctors said they do not feel their workplace effectively addresses situations that may threaten or harm employees. vancouversun.com/news/half-bc...
vancouversun.com
'A very scary environment.' More than half of B.C. doctors experienced harm last year, survey finds
Two-thirds of B.C. doctors said they do not feel their workplace effectively addresses situations that may threaten or harm employees.
052
Alan Drummond MD @dralandrummond.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Clearwater emergency department reopened after staffing secured www.castanetkamloops.net/news/Kamloop...
castanetkamloops.net
Clearwater emergency department reopened after staffing secured
UPDATE: 11:35 a.m. The emergency department at Clearwater's Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital has reopened Sunday morning.
021
Alan Drummond MD @dralandrummond.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Doctor shortage to cause ER slowdown, longer waits at Caraquet hospital this weekend Emergency department at Enfant-Jésus to operate at reduced capacity 11 p.m. to 8 a.m. each day www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
cbc.ca
Doctor shortage to cause ER slowdown, longer waits at Caraquet hospital this weekend | CBC News
The Caraquet hospital's emergency department will operate at a reduced capacity during the overnights this weekend because of a doctor shortage, which is expected to cause longer waits for some patien...
022
Alan Drummond MD @dralandrummond.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Daytime emergency room closure coming up in Merritt www.castanetkamloops.net/news/Kamloop...
castanetkamloops.net
Daytime emergency room closure coming up in Merritt
121
Alan Drummond MD @dralandrummond.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
N.S. ER wait times on the rise www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/vid...
ctvnews.ca
N.S. ER wait times on the rise
Some Nova Scotians have to wait hours to receive service at ERs.
021
Alan Drummond MD @dralandrummond.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
N.S. ER closures still major problem, NDP says I CTV News Atlantic at 11... youtu.be/Wi5cD2XeuOM?... via @YouTube
youtu.be
N.S. ER closures still major problem, NDP says I CTV News Atlantic at 11:30 for Sept. 16, 2026
YouTube video by CTV News
010
Alan Drummond MD @dralandrummond.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Hours in the ER, years on a wait list: Nova Scotia women struggle to get timely health care NDP says provincial government needs to create a plan to lower wait times and fewer emergency department closures www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
saltwire.com
Hours in the ER, years on a wait list: Nova Scotia women struggle to get timely health care
NDP say provincial government needs to create a plan for lower wait times and less emergency department closure.
053
Alan Drummond MD @dralandrummond.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Hudson's Hope ER new doctor delayed to 2027 energeticcity.ca/2026/09/16/h...
energeticcity.ca
Hudson's Hope ER new doctor delayed to 2027 – Energeticcity.ca
Northern Health has confirmed it has sourced another new doctor for the Hudson's Hope Health Centre for early 2027.
030
Alan Drummond MD @dralandrummond.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
U of M adds capacity to emergency medicine program for family doctors www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
winnipegfreepress.com
U of M adds capacity to emergency medicine program for family doctors
Manitoba is training more family doctors in emergency medicine to help strengthen the pipeline of emergency physicians for communities across the province.
051
Alan Drummond MD @dralandrummond.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Violence: In Emergency Medicine professionalsecurity.co.uk/news/health/...
professionalsecurity.co.uk
Violence: in emergency medicine
Most UK Emergency Department staff when surveyed have told the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) that they daily or weekly experience or witness violen
010
Alan Drummond MD @dralandrummond.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
NL Emergency Physician of the Year Dr. Kathie Thoms answers 20 questions The St. John’s emergency physician talks about her route into medicine, leading the medical operation at the 2025 Canada Games and the recognition that came from her colleagues www.saltwire.com/newfoundland...
saltwire.com
NL Emergency Physician of the Year Dr. Kathie Thoms answers 20 questions
The St. John’s emergency physician talks medicine, the 2025 Canada Games, family and the recognition she received from her colleagues
011
Alan Drummond MD @dralandrummond.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Biggar mom sounds alarm on pediatric bed shortages in Saskatchewan www.ckom.com/2026/09/13/b...
ckom.com
Biggar mom sounds alarm on pediatric bed shortages in Saskatchewan
When 3-year-old Nolan Haynes needed pediatric care his family found no beds available except in Prince Albert, resulting in a 235-kilometre ambulance transfer followed by a bill of more than $1,300.
020
Alan Drummond MD @dralandrummond.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Science & Medicine: AI tool aims to cut deadly delays in Texas trauma care www.tpr.org/podcast/petr...
tpr.org
Science & Medicine: AI tool aims to cut deadly delays in Texas trauma care
In rural Texas, severely injured patients often wait more than two hours to reach specialized trauma care. A UT Health San Antonio trauma surgeon is co-leading an effort to change that with an AI tool...
000
Alan Drummond MD @dralandrummond.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Delayed emergency room treatment caused the death of this Winnipeg woman. Now her family is seeking answers. www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
ctvnews.ca
Delayed emergency room treatment caused the death of this Winnipeg woman. Now her family is seeking answers.
A Winnipeg family says they are now left with more questions than answers, after a critical incident report was released following the death of their loved one.
053
Alan Drummond MD @dralandrummond.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Clearwater emergency department to be temporarily closed for 25 hours starting Sunday www.castanet.net/news/Kamloop...
castanet.net
Clearwater emergency department to be temporarily closed for 25 hours starting Sunday
020
Alan Drummond MD @dralandrummond.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Leader emergency department facing temporary evening disruption westcentralonline.com/articles/lea...
westcentralonline.com
Leader emergency department facing temporary evening disruption
Emergency services at the Leader and District Integrated Healthcare Facility will be temporarily unavailable for part of Friday evening. The Saskatchewan Health Authority says the disruption is schedu...
000
Alan Drummond MD @dralandrummond.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Temporary ER closures in two local communities northeastnow.com/2026/09/11/t...
northeastnow.com
Temporary ER closures in two local communities
A local emergency room will be closed for the next two evenings. The ER at Porcupine Carragana Hospital will c...
022
Alan Drummond MD @dralandrummond.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Temporary emergency service disruption in Leader www.swiftcurrentonline.com/articles/tem...
swiftcurrentonline.com
000
Alan Drummond MD @dralandrummond.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
'Staffing challenges' close 4 Northern Health healthcare facilities in August energeticcity.ca/2026/09/10/s...
energeticcity.ca
'Staffing challenges' close 4 Northern Health healthcare facilities in August – Energeticcity.ca
Four ERs and health centres closed across Northeast B.C. in August due to "staffing challenges."
010
Alan Drummond MD @dralandrummond.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Lillooet ER to close for 25 hours, fifth closure of 2026 Sep 10, 2026 cfjctoday.com/2026/09/10/l...
cfjctoday.com
Lillooet ER to close for 25 hours, fifth closure of 2026
LILLOOET, B.C. - There will be a 25 hour closure of the emergency room at the Lillooet Hospital and Health Cen...
001
Alan Drummond MD @dralandrummond.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
WENDY ELLIOTT: An early trip to the emergency department www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
saltwire.com
WENDY ELLIOTT: An early trip to the emergency department
Columnist Wendy Elliott has quick stop at emergency department for tetanus vaccine while others not so lucky.
020
Alan Drummond MD @dralandrummond.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Edmonton woman’s death after waiting 85 minutes for ambulance triggers calls for improved emergency system edmonton.citynews.ca/2026/09/10/w...
edmonton.citynews.ca
Edmonton woman’s death after waiting 85 minutes for ambulance triggers calls for improved emergency system
The Alberta NDP says enough is enough. The Opposition is urging the Alberta government to improve the emergency system and speed up ambulance response times. It follows the death earlier this summer o...
054
Alan Drummond MD @dralandrummond.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
NDP say ‘patients are suffering’ amid continuing crisis in emergency care www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...
ctvnews.ca
NDP say ‘patients are suffering’ amid continuing crisis in emergency care
The Alberta NDP is accusing the Government of Alberta for failing to uphold its promise to act after the death of local father Prashant Sreekumar in an Edmonton emergency department.
054
Alan Drummond MD @dralandrummond.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Tumbler Ridge ER experiences first closure for September energeticcity.ca/2026/09/10/t...
energeticcity.ca
Tumbler Ridge ER experiences first closure for September – Energeticcity.ca
The Tumbler Ridge Health Centre's ER is 'temporarily closed' and is scheduled to reopen on Sept. 11 at 8 a.m.
021
Alan Drummond MD @dralandrummond.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
NDP shadow minister says province not doing enough to ease ER crises medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n...
medicinehatnews.com
NDP shadow minister says province not doing enough to ease ER crises - Medicine Hat News
pwachter@lethbridgeherald.com Sarah Hoffman, the NDP’s critic for Hospital and Surgical Health Facilities, criticized the provincial government Wednesday over persistent delays in emergency care, poin...
021
Alan Drummond MD @dralandrummond.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Emergency care interruption scheduled at South Similkameen Health Centre www.castanet.net/news/Pentict...
castanet.net
Emergency care interruption scheduled at South Similkameen Health Centre
There will be a temporary change to emergency department hours at the South Similkameen Health Centre this week.
001
Alan Drummond MD @dralandrummond.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
(UPDATE) Hudson's Hope emergency department closure extended to Sept. 9 energeticcity.ca/2026/09/08/h...
energeticcity.ca
(UPDATE) Hudson's Hope emergency department closure extended to Sept. 9 – Energeticcity.ca
The emergency department in Hudson's Hope will reopen on Sept. 9 at 8:30 due to a closure continuation.
010
Alan Drummond MD @dralandrummond.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
My letter in today's Globe and Mail:
22210
Alan Drummond MD @dralandrummond.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
'Absolute chaos' at Gisborne Hospital ED as nurses struggle with staffing shortages www.rnz.co.nz/news/health/...
rnz.co.nz
'Absolute chaos' at Gisborne Hospital ED as nurses struggle with staffing shortages
A nurse at Gisborne Hospital says the emergency department (ED) is in a state of "absolute chaos" due to ongoing staffing shortages and the surge of winter illnesses.
151
Alan Drummond MD @dralandrummond.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
A&E staff face daily violence and abuse from patients, survey reveals A new survey has highlighted the abuse that staff face on a daily basis www.the-independent.com/news/uk/home...
the-independent.com
A&E staff face daily violence and abuse from patients, survey reveals
A new survey has highlighted the abuse that staff face on a daily basis
032
Alan Drummond MD @dralandrummond.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Almost 75% of A&E staff in UK face violence or aggression daily or weekly Survey finds long waiting times and overcrowding have made abuse ‘routine’ part of working on hospital frontline www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
theguardian.com
Almost 75% of A&E staff in UK face violence or aggression daily or weekly
Survey finds long waiting times and overcrowding have made abuse ‘routine’ part of working on hospital frontline
031
Alan Drummond MD @dralandrummond.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
energeticcity.ca
Staffing crunch forces Fort Nelson General Hospital’s ER to shutter – Energeticcity.ca
Fort Nelson's General Hospital's closure on Sunday is the second in a matter of days.
001
Alan Drummond MD @dralandrummond.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
B.C. school districts crack down on e-scooters, e-bikes as emergency room visits rise energeticcity.ca/2026/09/04/b...
energeticcity.ca
B.C. school districts crack down on e-scooters, e-bikes as emergency room visits rise – Energeticcity.ca
B.C. school districts are banning e-scooters and e-bikes on school grounds following a sharp rise in youth injuries and emergency room visits.
041
Alan Drummond MD @dralandrummond.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Interior Health announces 13-hour Saturday closure at Lillooet emergency room www.castanet.net/news/Kamloop...
castanet.net
Interior Health announces 13-hour Saturday closure at Lillooet emergency room
012
Alan Drummond MD @dralandrummond.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Fort Nelson ER faces closure due to ‘staffing challenges’ energeticcity.ca/2026/09/04/f...
energeticcity.ca
Fort Nelson ER faces closure due to ‘staffing challenges’ – Energeticcity.ca
The emergency department at the Fort Nelson General Hospital will be closed until 8 a.m. on Sept. 5 due to 'staffing challenges.'
013
Alan Drummond MD @dralandrummond.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Perth doctor says the idea of a small-town ‘band-aid station’ couldn’t be more wrong lanarkleedstoday.ca/2026/09/03/p...
lanarkleedstoday.ca
Perth doctor says the idea of a small-town ‘band-aid station’ couldn’t be more wrong
The job facing doctors inside rural emergency departments has changed dramatically over the past four decades,...
070
Alan Drummond MD @dralandrummond.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Fréchette says CAQ would allow more private health care to reduce wait times The proposal would also allow doctors to work in both the private and public sectors, reversing a policy introduced by the CAQ. montrealgazette.com/quebec-elect...
montrealgazette.com
Fréchette says CAQ would allow more private health care to reduce wait times
The proposal would also allow doctors to work in both the private and public sectors, reversing a policy introduced by the CAQ.
321
Alan Drummond MD @dralandrummond.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Hudson’s Hope emergency room closed once again due to chronic staffing shortage www.cjdctv.com
cjdctv.com
CJDC-TV | B.C. Peace News
CJDC-TV | B.C. Peace News
012
Alan Drummond MD @dralandrummond.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Health minister tours expanded emergency department at Brantford General Hospital www.brantfordexpositor.ca/news/health-...
brantfordexpositor.ca
Health minister tours expanded emergency department at Brantford General Hospital
Improvements to the hospital's emergency department aim to support faster patient access and assessment.
000
Alan Drummond MD @dralandrummond.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Dawson Creek and District Hospital ER closed for evening energeticcity.ca/2026/09/01/d...
energeticcity.ca
Dawson Creek and District Hospital ER closed for evening – Energeticcity.ca
The emergency department at the Dawson Creek and District Hospital will be temporarily closed until 9 pm on Sept. 1.
000