Hospital emergency rooms across Canada are being run at near- or over-capacity. The Canadian Medical Association is calling on the federal and provincial governments to urgently address the ER crisis. ‘The West Block’ guest host Eric Sorensen sits down with a panel of doctors, Dr. Kathleen Ross (CMA) and Dr. Trevor Jain (Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians), to discuss the issue of lengthy ER wait times, how politicians should address the crisis, and more.
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