Emergency Room Overcrowding

• New phone service aims to help Montreal families quickly book medical appointments for kids

  The One Call, One Appointment phone service was put in place to help alleviate emergency room congestion at both the Montreal Children's Hospital and the CHU Sainte-Justine. 

  Health

  Sep 28, 2021
  
• Flu season leads to overcrowding in Quebec ERs

  Longueuil's Pierre-Boucher Hospital has forbidden ER patients to be accompanied in order to deal with overcrowding and limit the spread of infections.

  Canada

  Jan 6, 2018
  
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• Officials warn of ER overcrowding in 2 Montreal-area hospitals

  Officials were warning residents Saturday to avoid heading to the Maisonneuve-Rosemont and Santa Cabrini hospital emergency rooms, which are overcrowded.

  Health

  Jan 7, 2017
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• Majority of Alberta doctors not providing after-hours care: survey

  The College of Physicians and Surgeons found close to 70 per cent of doctors' offices and clinics were not compliant with professional rules about after-hours care.

  Health

  Mar 4, 2015