Emergency Rooms
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‘Dying with dignity’: Calls for palliative care beds on South ShoreBoth Queens and Lunenburg Counties are the oldest populations in the province with over 35 per cent of residents over the age of 60.HealthApr 3
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U of M meth study finds sevenfold increase in visits to Manitoba ERs by usersAccording to a new study, the number of people in the province coming into contact with the health-care system due to meth use is on the rise.HealthNov 9, 2020
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Saskatchewan announces $30M to build urgent care centres in Regina and SaskatoonSaskatchewan Health Minister Jim Reiter said urgent care centres in Regina and Saskatoon will ease pressure on emergency rooms.HealthSep 21, 2020
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Investigator probing racism allegations in B.C. health-care system urges Indigenous people to come forwardAn independent investigator tasked by the B.C. government to look into allegations of racism against Indigenous people in B.C.'s health-care system is promising privacy protection to any victims or workers who come forward.HealthJul 9, 2020
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Uptick in Saskatoon emergency room visits after ‘eerily’ quiet MarchSaskatoon’s normally overloaded emergency rooms were quiet in March, according to one doctor.HealthMay 4, 2020
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Coronavirus: Quebec hospital guidelines will help protect patients and staff, says ER specialistThe new measures will allow health care workers to apply COVID-19 criteria on every patient showing symptoms of an infectious disease.HealthMar 24, 2020
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Over 120 emergency room doctors send urgent letter to Alberta’s health ministerMore than 120 emergency room physicians have written Alberta's health minister, saying the new rules set to take effect April 1 will negatively impact Albertans.HealthMar 2, 2020
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New Brunswick adding 32 nurse practitioners to improve primary care accessHealth Minister Hugh Flemming says the move will improve wait times at four emergency rooms and reduce the provincial wait-list for a family doctor or nurse practitioner by more than half.HealthJan 27, 2020
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Quebec nurses union calls for solution to overcrowding in emergency roomsUnion spokesperson Denyse Joseph called the current overcrowding issue in Quebec emergency rooms inhumane for both the patients and health-care professionals.HealthJan 16, 2020
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Saskatoon’s emergency rooms still face overcapacity: SHAIt has been more than a month since leaked SHA memos showed Saskatoon’s emergency rooms were in an overcapacity crisis.HealthDec 10, 2019
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