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Wound care clinic that shut down in May is open again. This Corner Brook man lobbied hard to get it back
Manage episode 439286245 series 2435012
A Western Newfoundland man is celebrating what he calls a hard fought win. Jeffery Stone of Corner Brook spoke to CBC back in May about the closure of the Western region's only wound care clinic. Stone has diabetes, and was being treated at the wound care clinic for a diabetic ulcer on the heel of his foot. When the clinic shut down, Stone worried if a lack of proper care could lead him to face amputation.It took nearly four months, but NL Health Services confirms that the wound care clinic resumed service as of last Tuesday, September 3.
650 episodes
Manage episode 439286245 series 2435012
A Western Newfoundland man is celebrating what he calls a hard fought win. Jeffery Stone of Corner Brook spoke to CBC back in May about the closure of the Western region's only wound care clinic. Stone has diabetes, and was being treated at the wound care clinic for a diabetic ulcer on the heel of his foot. When the clinic shut down, Stone worried if a lack of proper care could lead him to face amputation.It took nearly four months, but NL Health Services confirms that the wound care clinic resumed service as of last Tuesday, September 3.
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