Emergency Room

• Emergency room at Alberta Children’s Hospital ‘extremely busy,’ complex mental health needs adding to workload

  The Alberta Children's Hospital emergency department continues to be very busy with a large number of children with complex mental health needs seeking care, adding to wait times.

  Health

  May 20
  
• St. Boniface Hospital ER to be expanded, modernized with $141M in work

  The expansion was promised by former premier Brian Pallister in the 2019 provincial election.

  Health

  Apr 26
  
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• Niagara Health ramps down surgeries amid ‘pressures’ with patient volumes, staff illness

  Niagara Health revealed their surgical activity across the network will drop to 70% capacity to free up more critical and acute care resources.

  Health

  Apr 26
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• COVID-19: SHA leader, ER doctor leaving Saskatchewan

  Dr. Kevin Wasko, ER physician and part of the SHA rural health executive, said seeing so many patients die from COVID-19 has been traumatic. He's leaving the province.

  Canada

  Feb 17
• Lachine Hospital physicians pitching in to pay premiums to keep staff

  Physicians at Montreal's Lachine Hospital have offered to personally pay intensive premiums for technicians to keep them from going elsewhere for higher pay.

  Canada

  Feb 11
• ‘Get vaccinated’: Northern B.C. doctor warns local ER could close amid rampant COVID

  'It feels like public mistrust, and people's refusal to take simple steps to protect themselves is exhausting and it is taking a toll,' a Vanderhoof doctor said of COVID vaccines.

  Health

  Oct 9, 2021
• ‘Burnt out and pushed beyond their limits’: nurses struggle to work and care for own families

  Nurses across the country say the fourth wave is pushing them to exhaustion and it's taking a toll on their families.

  Health

  Sep 28, 2021
• COVID-19: Lakeshore General Hospital cancelling many elective surgeries

  A surge in COVID-19 cases at the hospital in Montreal's West Island is forcing officials to close two operating rooms and transfer medical staff to the dedicated COVID-19 ICU ward.

  Canada

  Sep 20, 2021
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• Saskatoon on track to see more emergency room visits due to meth than last year

  There were nearly 1,000 emergency room visits due to meth usage in 2020. Saskatchewan Health Authority said this year's numbers are on track to be the same -- if not worse.

  Canada

  Sep 18, 2021
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• COVID-19: Montreal emergency rooms in critical state, with several over capacity

  Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé acknowledges the current period is tough, but predicts it will improve when nurses return from vacation.

  Health

  Aug 31, 2021