Quebec ERs

• Quebec health minister says emergency room death of 86-year-old woman ‘disturbing’

  A coroner has been assigned to investigate the circumstances surrounding the woman's death in a hallway of the emergency room at Hôtel-Dieu hospital.

  Health

  Mar 2
  
• Quebec needs more nurses to help answer 811 calls, health minister says

  Christian Dubé says the 811 line works well, but the province lacks the staff to handle the influx of calls. 'We can use up to 5,000 nurses,' he said.

  Canada

  Dec 1, 2022
  
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• Quebec facing ‘spicy cocktail’ of respiratory viruses, but won’t mandate mask wearing

  Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé said it is recommended to wear a mask in crowded, public places — but not in daycares or schools.

  Canada

  Nov 16, 2022
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• Quebec to open clinics led by nurse practitioners to ease Montreal’s ER crisis

  Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé said the newly created crisis management team has come up with a plan to fight overcrowding in Montreal emergency rooms.

  Canada

  Nov 1, 2022
• Quebec sets up crisis management team as Montreal hospital ERs face overcrowding

  Health Minister Christian Dubé announced a crisis management team Wednesday at the provincial legislature as Montreal emergency departments face 'unacceptable' capacity crunches.

  Health

  Oct 26, 2022
• 1,400 patients died in Quebec ERs waiting for rooms in other wards

  Health Minister Christian Dubé is calling the situation unacceptable, blaming the lack of hospital beds on the COVID-19 pandemic and the labour shortage.

  Health

  Feb 14, 2022
• Emergency room nurses sound alarm over staffing shortages in Quebec hospitals

  'The situation could worsen in the coming weeks in light of the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic,' the association said of a critical nursing shortage in Quebec ERs.

  Health

  Sep 29, 2021