Virtual emergency rooms bridge patient care gap amid pandemic
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Virtual emergency rooms bridge patient care gap amid pandemic
Description
October 14, 2020
Virtual emergency rooms are a recent innovation at hospitals across Canada since the start of the pandemic. Doctors say when COVID-19 hit, they realized some patients were afraid to go to the ER even if they felt they need to see a physician. Katherine Ward looks at how hospitals have been doing virtual consultations, and how some programs are looking to expand.
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Virtual emergency rooms bridge patient care gap amid pandemic
Description
October 14, 2020
Virtual emergency rooms are a recent innovation at hospitals across Canada since the start of the pandemic. Doctors say when COVID-19 hit, they realized some patients were afraid to go to the ER even if they felt they need to see a physician. Katherine Ward looks at how hospitals have been doing virtual consultations, and how some programs are looking to expand.
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