The Horizon Health Network says it has stopped using a converted ambulance bay to house patients at the Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital in Fredericton.
Chalmers Hospital ambulance bay had been used to house patients since 2024
Shane Fowler · CBC News
· Posted: Apr 02, 2026 5:21 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
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The Dr. Everett Chalmers Hospital in Fredericton has been short of beds in the main hospital because so many are taken up by patients waiting for places in long-term care homes. (Shane Fowler/CBC News)
The Horizon Health Network says it has stopped using a converted ambulance bay to house patients at the Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital.
The controversial arrangement, known as the medical transition unit, has been used since late 2024 to help solve problems with overcapacity.
According to a news release from the network, the patients remaining in the ambulance bay have either been discharged or “moved to another space in the hospital.”
That ambulance bay setup was supposed to be a temporary solution during a crunch for space.
Patients who are medically discharged have been taking up hospital beds while they wait for spots in nursing homes.
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