emergency departments

• N.B. emergency room in rural community to close overnight: health authority

  The Sussex Health Centre will begin closing its emergency department from 8:30 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. on a daily basis, temporarily, as the health authority deals with staff shortages.

  Health

  Sep 6
  
• Alberta patients experience ‘very long’ wait times for care in emergency departments: AMA survey

  A survey released Friday by the Alberta Medical Association takes a closer look at how patients feel about the state of emergency care in the province.

  Health

  Jul 22
  
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• Health authorities across Canada cut hours of emergency departments

  Health authorities across Canada have cut the hours of hospital emergency departments and urgent care clinics in recent weeks, a move that may extend through the summer.

  Canada

  Jul 3
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• Veteran ER doctor in N.S. says Omicron has ‘overloaded’ already fragile system

  Dr. Kirk Magee said the latest wave of COVID-19 has met "a health-care system that was already fragile and with Omicron, the wheels have really fallen off it."

  Health

  Jan 10
• Nurse shortages lead to emergency room bed closures in Alberta: doctor, union

  The nurses' union said there are more than a dozen hospitals across Alberta that have recently had to close multiple ER beds.

  Health

  Jul 11, 2021
• Saskatchewan announces $30M to build urgent care centres in Regina and Saskatoon

  Saskatchewan Health Minister Jim Reiter said urgent care centres in Regina and Saskatoon will ease pressure on emergency rooms.

  Health

  Sep 21, 2020
• Nova Scotia says hospital emergency departments closing more often

  The Health Department said Thursday most closures were in smaller, rural areas, and about half the province's 38 ERs weren't affected at all.

  Canada

  Dec 20, 2018
• New North Battleford, Sask. PACT to help RCMP with mental health crisis calls

  The Saskatchewan Health Authority is partnering with RCMP in North Battleford to create a mobile team that can de-escalate mental health crisis situations.

  Health

  Nov 30, 2018
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• Hospital wait times are higher, WRHA promises improvements still to come

  Wait times in Winnipeg hospitals are up almost across the board less than a year after the WRHA showed off improvements to numbers that pushed Manitoba closer to the national average. 

  Health

  Aug 22, 2018
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• Winnipeg hospital wait times down since implementing changes: WRHA

  The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority said it's been successful in reducing wait times at local hospitals since implementing a variety of changes last October.

  Health

  Apr 17, 2018