Emergency Department

• Altona, Man., emergency department limiting services April 1

  People requiring high acuity care are being directed to other locations such as Boundary Trails Health Centre in the Morden-Winkler area and Morris General Hospital.

  Health

  Mar 27
• Overcrowding at Lakeshore General Hospital’s ER has stabilized: officials

  In early December stretcher occupancy rates in the emergency department reached 132 per cent, resulting in health authorities asking the public to avoid the ER.

  Health

  Dec 13, 2020
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• Sunnybrook Hospital offers ‘virtual emergency department’ appointments in 6-month pilot project

  Patients can book a virtual emergency department appointment between 2 p.m. and 9 p.m. Monday to Friday, Sunnybrook Hospital said

  Health

  Dec 2, 2020
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• Kingston Health Sciences Centre reports case of COVID-19 in emergency department

  Kingston Health Sciences Centre says an employee at one of its Emergency Departments has tested positive for COVID-19.

  Canada

  Nov 26, 2020
• Guelph General Hospital needs money for new emergency department equipment

  The Foundation of Guelph General Hospital is raising money to purchase equipment for its expanded emergency department.

  Health

  Nov 19, 2020
• St. Albert hospital lockdown lifted as police investigate shooting in Century Casino parking lot

  Police said the facility chose to take precautionary measures and initiate their own lockdown. The lockdown was lifted at 4:45 p.m., according to Alberta Health Services.

  Crime

  Nov 18, 2020
• Burnaby Hospital Emergency Department re-opens to walk-in patients following fire

  Burnaby Hospital Emergency Department has reopened to walk-in patients Monday night, following a fire that caused extensive smoke damage Sunday night.

  Canada

  Nov 17, 2020
• Construction closes entrance to Guelph General’s emergency department

  Guelph General Hospital is building a temporary expansion to its emergency department.

  Canada

  Nov 11, 2020
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• Patient charged after spitting on 2 nurses at Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay: police

  It's alleged a patient spit on two nurses in the emergency department.

  Crime

  Oct 9, 2020
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• Vitalité warns of high occupancy, congestion at Dr. Georges-L.-Dumont University Hospital Centre

  Although the emergency department remains open Vitlaite is asking those who do not require urgent care to see their family doctor or nurse practitioner or visit a walk-in clinic. 

  Health

  Sep 16, 2020