Canada's Emergency Rooms

• Provincial calls for more health funding amid tax breaks raise ‘questions,’ says Trudeau

  Canadians may want to ask themselves why provinces are demanding more money from Ottawa in health transfers while they also give tax breaks to the wealthiest, Trudeau said Tuesday.

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  Nov 8, 2022
  
• Children’s hospitals ‘gravely worried’ about upcoming flu season amid ER crisis

  As flu season approaches, officials at children’s hospitals across the country say they are “gravely worried” about an influx of children with flu, COVID-19 or other viruses.

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  Oct 18, 2022
  
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• Could physician assistants help with Canada’s health-care staffing crisis?

  With many front-line health workers calling for urgent action to address a 'crisis' of staffing shortages in Canada, physician assistants say they are uniquely situated to help.

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  Sep 15, 2022
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• Ottawa names new chief nursing officer amid Canada-wide health worker shortage

  A new national chief nursing officer has been appointed by Ottawa, reinstating a position that aims to bring more input from nurses to federal health-care decision-making.

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  Aug 23, 2022
• Children’s emergency rooms in Canada facing high volumes amid surge in viruses  

  The emergence of non-COVID respiratory viral illnesses and lack of access to primary care is driving the spike in emergency room visits, health-care workers say.

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  Jul 6, 2022