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‘That day I really wanted EMS’: Parents of 3-year-old taken to hospital in fire truck speak outA family visiting Calgary is going public after their toddler was seizing. They called 911 but instead of being rushed to hospital in an ambulance, she rode in a fire truck.HealthJun 28
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Wait times for Winnipeg ambulances continue to climb, WFPS saysWait times for Winnipeg ambulances continue to climb, according to new numbers from the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service.HealthJun 3
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Home-care cancellations see large year-over-year increases, WRHA saysThis year, the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) cancelled nearly 27,000 appointments — 166 per cent more than over the same time period in 2021.HealthMay 31
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Emergency room at Alberta Children’s Hospital ‘extremely busy,’ complex mental health needs adding to workloadThe Alberta Children's Hospital emergency department continues to be very busy with a large number of children with complex mental health needs seeking care, adding to wait times.HealthMay 20
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Patients waiting more than a day to be admitted in Winnipeg hospitals: ‘It’s absolutely terrifying’Average wait times for a bed at the St. Boniface Hospital have recently been as high as 31.5 hours, according to data from Shared Health.HealthMay 18
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Urgences-santé paramedics struggling to keep up with emergency callsOnly half of the scheduled paramedics were on hand to respond to Montreal emergency calls on the overnight shift last weekend, creating dangerously long wait times, the union says.HealthMay 18
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‘I wouldn’t wait’: Manitoban finally getting hip replacement after years of waiting calls for changeA Winnipegger who says he's been in pain for over two years is, finally, days away from receiving a new titanium hip, and says he wouldn't wish his situation on anyone.HealthMay 11
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Surgical wait times in Manitoba improved last year but still behind national benchmarks: reportWhile wait times for surgical procedures in Manitoba saw an improvement last year compared with 2020, the province is still lagging behind national benchmarks.HealthMay 10
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Kelowna walk-in clinics have 2nd longest average wait times in Canada: MedimapKelowna has the second-longest wait times for walk-in clinics in the country, according to online medical clinic directory Medimap.HealthApr 22
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‘I was praying they would hurry’: Calgary woman waits almost 3 hours for ambulanceA Calgary woman waited nearly 3 hours for help after a bad fall. First responders say this is an unfortunate reality with wait times getting worse.HealthApr 11
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