ER Overcrowding

• Quebec ER overcrowding will ‘continue to be difficult,’ says health minister

  The health minister said that on any given day an average of 10,000 people visit emergency rooms in the province. In the past two weeks, there have been 1,000 extra visits daily.

  Health

  Jan 10
  
• ER doctors say Canadians shouldn’t avoid seeking care despite crowding

  The Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians expressed concerns over Quebec's health minister suggesting unnecessary ER visits significantly contributed to overcrowding.

  Canada

  Jan 4
  
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• Patients leaving overcrowded Nova Scotia ER without being seen: managers

  Managers at the Dartmouth General Hospital say influenza and respiratory syncytial virus are combining with other factors to block the flow of patients through the ER.

  Canada

  Dec 10, 2022
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• Questions raised after woman’s death at Jewish General Hospital emergency room

  According to Montreal's Jewish General Hospital staff who spoke to Global News on condition of anonymity, an elderly woman died in the emergency room when she shouldn't have.

  Health

  Dec 6, 2022
• Quebec hospitals facing ‘triple threat’ of viruses as doctors’ group recommends masking

  Quebec's college of physicians is urging people to wear masks in public as hospitals are battling a trio of respiratory viruses that are filling up emergency rooms.

  Health

  Nov 14, 2022
• N.S. Liberals vote against hearing about ER overcrowding, physician recruitment in new committee

  The committee will meet once a month. The next meeting is scheduled for Feb. 12.

  Health

  Jan 29, 2019
• Quebec’s plans to open new winter clinics comes too late, according to nurses

  Such measures should have been put in place much earlier, according to the Quebec Nurses Federation.

  Canada

  Jan 8, 2019
• Overcrowded hospitals leading drive for new hospital in Vaudreuil

  The ERs of hospitals in Chateauguay and Valleyfield are operating way beyond capacity — a stark reminder that a new one in the region is needed.

  Canada

  Dec 20, 2018
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• 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