Hospital Overcrowding

• Overcrowding in Quebec ERs putting patient health at risk, doctors say

  The head of an association of Quebec ER doctors says the hospital system has become so fragile that even a small rise in the number of ER patients can have a major impact.

  Health

  Dec 18, 2023
  
• Senior, 93, forced to sleep in hospital hallway leaves her Edmonton family outraged

  The family of 93-year-old Virginia Chacon said she was moved out of a room and into a hallway at the University of Alberta, where she spent at least two days and missed a meal.

  Canada

  Apr 27, 2023
  
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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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• 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
• 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
• 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
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• 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
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• 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