Ontario Emergency Room

• Ontario ER, urgent care centre to temporarily close amid labour shortages

  A hospital in Ontario says it will close its emergency department overnight Thursday, the latest in a number of recent temporary ER and urgent care centre closures in the province.

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  Dec 29, 2022
  
• Ontario hospital wait times continue to worsen as health-care crisis grows

  Wait times in Ontario hospitals continue to worsen, according to a leaked report, leading to new questions about the effectiveness of measures introduced by the Ford government.

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  Nov 9, 2022
  
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• Hospitals, paramedics in Durham under pressure from ‘critical’ staff shortage

  A joint statement issued by local paramedics and hospitals implored anyone with non-life-threatening issues to avoid the emergency room or calling an ambulance.

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  Oct 29, 2022
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• Nursing students backstop Toronto ER in ‘tight situation,’ union concerned

  UHN runs two ERs, at Toronto General and Toronto Western hospitals, but did not say which one was affected over the weekend.

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  Jul 25, 2022
• ‘A nurse can’t be everywhere’: Ontario health care staff shortages prompt ER closures

  "It's unprecedented for our community," Dr. Alan Drummond, an emergency physician at the Perth hospital, said in an interview.

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  Jul 5, 2022