Emergency Department
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Northern Manitoba ER to stay closed until end of August due to staffing shortageOriginally planned for a six-day closure due to staffing issues, the Northern Health Region said the Leaf Rapids Health Centre ER will now be closed until at least Aug. 31.HealthJul 20
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You will be seen, LHSC reassures patients amid high emergency department wait timesPatients spent an average of 2.1 hours waiting for a first assessment at Ontario emergency departments in May, and waited an average of 20.1 hours to be admitted to the hospital.HealthJul 19
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Clearwater, B.C. mayor speaks out about repeated hospital ER closuresClearwater's ER was put on diversion overnight Friday, and then again from Saturday evening until Monday morning due to staffing issues.HealthJul 18
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‘She couldn’t take the pain’: N.B. couple get turned away at several ERsMorgan Lanigan's wife was in pain, but after being unable to access emergency care at five different hospitals, he's pressing the government to find a way to improve the system.HealthJul 18
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Hotel Dieu Hospital caps patient numbers at Urgent Care Centre due to staff shortagesKingston Health Sciences Centre said it will cap patient capacity at Hotel Dieu Hospital's Urgent Care Centre due to staff shortages.HealthJul 18
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Five N.B. hospitals close or reduce hours ahead of weekend citing staffing shortageAt least five hospitals in New Brunswick are experiencing staffing shortages that are forcing them to close entirely or reduce the hours for the upcoming weekend.HealthJul 8
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Children’s emergency rooms in Canada facing high volumes amid surge in virusesThe 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.HealthJul 6
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Wait times at St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital grow amid staffing challengesSt. Thomas Elgin General Hospital says COVID-19 burnout and workers retiring has led to a shortage in hospital staff and long wait times for patients seeking care.HealthJun 28
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‘Everything is becoming kind of logjammed’: What it’s like inside a Toronto ER amid OmicronEight patients on gurneys line a hallway of a Toronto emergency department one Tuesday afternoon in January. Three more rest down another hall.HealthFeb 2
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Soaring demand at U of A hospital ER shifts flow of patients to Stollery Children’s HospitalDue to high demand at the University of Alberta Hospital ER, day ward space at the Stollery Children's Hospital will be used to treat overflow adult or pediatric patients.HealthJan 22
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