New child outpatient clinic opening in Gatineau

Western Quebec's health authority is opening a new child outpatient clinic to help keep families without a family doctor from turning to overwhelmed emergency rooms.

The clinic will operate weekdays starting next Mondayat 500 boul.de l'Hpital. across the street from the Gatineau Hospital, according to a news release from the Centre intgr de sant et de services sociaux de l'Outaouais(CISSSO).

Families that need an appointment can call 811 or consult their pharmacist to get the process started. If someone's health is in serious trouble, call 911.

Pediatricians are sounding the alarm over the severe situation in children's hospitals around Quebec with high levels of COVID-19, flu andrespiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Hospitals across the river in Ottawa are faring no better.