Hospital Overcrowding

• 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
  
• Quebec coroner’s office to investigate death of woman at Montreal hospital ER

  Monreal hospital staff claim that given her condition, a woman who died in the ER on Nov. 26 should have been assigned a bed where she would have been adequately monitored. 

  Health

  Dec 8, 2022
  
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• Average wait time at IWK children’s hospital 6 hours: senior N.S. health officials

  Between Oct. 1 and Nov. 23, the average wait for a child to see a doctor at the IWK hospital was nearly six hours.

  Canada

  Nov 28, 2022
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• Nova Scotia’s largest hospital facing ‘serious overcapacity’ in its ER

  Nova Scotia Health said there may be long waits in the Halifax Infirmary emergency department -- which could continue through the long weekend.

  Canada

  Nov 8, 2022
• Ambulatory services, day surgeries resume at Campbellton Regional Hospital after patient overload

  “The number of overflow patients has decreased significantly, which enables us to reopen certain services,” said the president and CEO of Vitalité Health Network.

  Health

  Dec 1, 2019
• Senior claims Vancouver hospital threatened to discharge him to homeless shelter

  The Vancouver resident, who is now in Mount Saint Joseph Hospital for treatment of an infection, claims the hospital is now pressuring him to be discharged.

  Health

  Oct 25, 2019
• N.B. needs to hire 1,600 nurses in 5 years to keep up with demand

  The Liberals say a recent $8.7-million cut to the provincial nurse training budget doesn't help matters.

  Health

  Jun 4, 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
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• New Year’s Eve was the busiest night of the year for Urgences-Santé

  The calls for help from Quebecers varied, but mostly involved intoxication, falls, fights and car accidents.

  Health

  Jan 1, 2019
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• Another case of a London man stranded out of country arises at Queen’s Park

  Joe Glowacki had a heart attack in Arizona in December, but despite being stable and cleared to travel the next day, he couldn't get an available spot at the London Health Sciences Centre.

  Health

  Mar 9, 2018