Hospital Wait Times

• B.C. family outraged at man with Stage-4 cancer’s 14-hour ER wait, discharge

  Melissa McIntyre's husband Cory has Stage-4 colon cancer and continues to fight the disease despite being given just months to live in early 2023.

  Health

  Dec 20
  
• Victoria police chief wants more powers for hospital security

  Victoria's police chief wants more powers for hospital security, to help cut wait times for mental health patients that can keep police officers off the streets for hours.

  Crime

  Sep 13
  
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• Critics target long ER wait times at Surrey Memorial Hospital

  Critics are raising concerns about long wait times to access Surrey Memorial Hospital's emergency department.

  Health

  Aug 8
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• N.S. mother ‘in shock’ after enduring 17-hour hospital wait with sick baby

  Amber Clark said she arrived at the Aberdeen Hospital in New Glasgow, N.S., as her 10-month-old child was suffering from bronchitis symptoms, and was told to go by 811 officials.

  Health

  May 2
• Nurses ‘frustrated’ as N.S. hospitals overflow with patients, exceed capacity

  The Nova Scotia Health Authority said respiratory illness, overcrowding in hospitals and staffing shortages are to blame for ongoing delays in emergency departments.

  Health

  Jan 6
• Long wait times persist in Manitoba hospitals, ‘real, concrete action’ needed

  Health authorities say lots of respiratory virus patients means longer wait times. One 86-year-old woman waited 12 hours before being seen for a nosebleed that wouldn't stop.

  Health

  Jan 5
• Health care should remain top priority for premiers amid ER crunch: groups

  The Canadian Medical Association and other organizations representing health workers are urging premiers to keep health care at the top of the agenda at their next meeting in July.

  Health

  Jun 5, 2023
• Ride safely or don’t ride at all, Shared Health warns

  Since mid-March, Health Sciences Centre has treated 20 underage patients for injuries including fractures to the skull, spine, pelvis and jaw.

  Health

  May 25, 2023
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• Manitoba is the 6th province to sign deal with Ottawa on health-care funding

  Manitoba has signed an agreement in principle to invest $6.74 billion over 10 years in the province's healthcare system, it was announced Friday.

  Health

  Feb 24, 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