Emergency Room

• Would you cross the border for health care? 42% Canadians say yes in poll

  Amid Canada's ongoing battle with prolonged emergency room wait times and staffing challenges, a poll finds that many are willing to head south in pursuit of timely health care.

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  Mar 4
  
• Saskatoon nurses flag unsafe work process, claim E.R. conditions are unsafe

  Saskatoon nurses at St. Paul's Hospital are calling the emergency room overcapacity a safety hazard.

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  Feb 6
  
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• Saskatoon City Hospital emergency room closure raises red flags for health-care providers

  Saskatoon City Hospital saw its emergency room temporarily close on Tuesday, which raised red flags for several service providers.

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  Jan 4
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• COVID-19 cases on the rise in Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington

  Kingston Health Sciences Centre says it is seeing 15 to 20 people daily at Kingston General Hospital with COVID-19 and that getting vaccinations will ease the pressure on KGH.

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  Dec 13, 2023
• New Fredericton urgent care clinic to reduce strain on emergency rooms

  A new urgent care room in Fredericton will treat cuts, rashes and other immediate, but not life-threatening, medical needs. It's intended to reduce the pressure on emergency rooms.

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  Nov 22, 2023
• Ontario extends funding that helps certain hospitals avoid temporary ER closures

  Ontario is extending funding that helps rural and northern hospitals avoid temporary ER closures, after previously saying it would end after the summer.

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  Sep 20, 2023
• Staffing challenges continue to hinder ER department at Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt, B.C.

  A staffing shortage at Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt has forced Interior Health to temporarily close the emergency department on Sunday.

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  Sep 10, 2023
• Misericordia hospital runs simulations ahead of new emergency department opening

  The Misericordia hospital's new emergency department -- which is nearly three times larger than the current ER -- has been turned over from the construction company.

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  Sep 6, 2023
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• ‘Doctor shortage’ temporarily closes Oliver emergency department: Interior Health

  People in Oliver who need life-threatening emergency care should always call 911 for transport, Interior Health says.

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  Sep 4, 2023
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• Initial phase of Peter Lougheed Centre’s $137M ER renovations complete

  Construction of the initial phase of the expansion of a northeast Calgary hospital’s emergency room, prompted by increased patient demand, is now complete.

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  Aug 22, 2023