ER

• Interior Health responds to pediatrician shortage at Kelowna hospital

  The advisory states that pediatric consultations and admissions to the pediatric ward will not be possible at Kelowna's ER during the service disruptions.

  Canada

  Sep 17
  
• About one child per day taken to ER in Quebec for drownings, research says

  The research found children between the age of one and four are most at risk, and drownings or near-drownings are more likely to occur on weekends and in pools without fencing. 

  Canada

  May 26
  
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• Review underway after patient dies in St. Boniface Hospital emergency room

  The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority says a patient died early Friday morning while waiting in the St. Boniface Hospital emergency department.

  Health

  Jan 19
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• ER doctors say Canadians shouldn’t avoid seeking care despite crowding

  The Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians expressed concerns over Quebec's health minister suggesting unnecessary ER visits significantly contributed to overcrowding.

  Canada

  Jan 4
• Expanded ER at Misericordia Hospital to open Tuesday, tripling capacity

  The emergency department at the Misericordia Community Hospital will open at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023, promising to triple patient capacity, according to AHS.

  Health

  Nov 19, 2023
• ER closures putting added pressure on paramedics

  In the month of September alone, the ER at South Okanagan General Hospital in Oliver, B.C. has been temporarily forced to shut its doors eight times.

  Health

  Sep 24, 2023
• ER at South Okanagan General Hospital to temporarily close just hours after reopening

  It didn’t take long for the emergency department at South Okanagan General Hospital in Oliver, B.C. to temporarily shut down once again.

  Health

  Sep 10, 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.

  Health

  Sep 10, 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.

  Health

  Aug 22, 2023
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• Ontario adds $44M to fund aimed at reducing ER wait times at hospitals

  The new funding is on top of $90 million a year from the province to reward ERs that put in place what the government calls innovative solutions to reduce wait times.

  Health

  Jul 20, 2023