DISPATCHES FROM A FIELD HOSPITAL
The COVID-19 pandemic is devastating long-term care homes across Ontario. During the first wave in the spring of 2020, Windsor quickly erected a MASH-style field hospital to isolate and treat elderly patients who tested positive for the virus – it was the first field hospital in Canada to treat COVID-19 patients.
To fight back against confusion and despair, medical staff created a lifeline between these seniors and their families using iPads and phones. Dispatches from a Field Hospital documents the dramatic stories of several families, including Director Matt Gallagher’s, whose own father became a patient.
LABOUR FOCUSED SCREENINGS SUPPORTED BY:
WDLC, Windsor Essex Labour History Project
Unifor Local 240
Unifor Local 195
Unifor Local 200
Unifor Local 2458
Unifor Local 444
CUPE Local 1393
Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario
OPSEU Region 1
Windsor District CUPE Council Local 9104
OSSTF District 9, Greater Essex
Director
Matt Gallagher
Genre
Rating
STC
Year
2026
Country
Language(s)
Runtime
1h 22m
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