Kinew pledges temporary ER in Dauphin by Labour Day

By: Free Press staff Posted: 2:01 AM CDT Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026 Last Modified: 9:49 AM CDT Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026 | Updates

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Dauphin’s 8,400 residents, ravaged by floodwaters from unprecedented rainfall in June that has left the city without its hospital for the entire summer, will have a temporary but functioning ER shortly, Premier Wab Kinew promised Monday.

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“We’ve heard you loud and clear Dauphin,” Kinew said in a post on X on Monday. “You need these services close to home, you’ll have an emergency department working by Labour Day.”

Dauphin Mayor David Bosiak was elated after hearing the news. “We’re tickled in town,” Bosiak said, adding he has faith the premier will deliver.

The Dauphin Regional Health Centre as seen mid-July, 16 days after the initial flooding. (Supplied)

Kinew is expected to provide further details Tuesday.

Prairie Mountain Health said in early July that the Dauphin Regional Health Centre would be closed for months as a result of flooding that swamped the Parkland region and has made it a difficult summer for residents.

Emergency services have been available in Ste. Rose and Grandview; both communities are approximately 30 minutes away from Dauphin. Maternity patients have been directed to Brandon (about 165 kilometres away) and Neepawa (about 140 kilometres away).