Dr. Nadine Persaud, executive director of Kensington Hospice, says the facility began two years ago collecting data on whether the socio-economic conditions of its patients matched the surrounding community.
The health authority says the closures will ensure doctors, nurses, laboratory technicians and medical imaging staff are available during the day from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. when demand for emergency services peaks.
All along the boardwalk of Puerto Vallarta and other popular vacation spots, Canadian tourists will see farmacias with white-washed walls and signs offering erectile dysfunction drugs and other products.