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1. macleans.ca › society › healthWhy patients are waiting so long in emergency rooms across Canada

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   Feb 14, 2024 · As Canada’s emergency rooms grapple with persistent staffing and bed shortages, hospital admission wait times are getting longer. This past December in Ontario, patients waited in ERs for an ...

2. www.ctvnews.ca › health › a-snapshot-of-wait-timesA snapshot of hospital emergency room wait times across ...

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   Sep 5, 2023 · Saskatchewan . Saskatchewan has a website for live emergency department wait times updated every 15 minutes, though the service has been temporarily unavailable.. Manitoba. Live emergency ...

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4. www.cma.ca › why-are-er-times-so-long-canadaWhy are ER times so long in Canada? - CMA

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   From April 2022 to March 2023, there were over 15.1 million emergency visits in Canada, up from nearly 14 million in the previous year. Hospital staffing shortages and decreased bed capacity mean some patients are staying longer in the emergency department before they can move to a regular bed.

5. www.cihi.ca › en › nacrs-emergency-department-visitsNACRS emergency department visits and lengths of stay

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   Aug 26, 2024 · NACRS data shows that from April 2023 to March 2024 (the most recent complete year of data), there were almost 15.5 million unscheduled ED visits reported in Canada — up from 15.1 million in 2022–2023.

6. toronto.citynews.ca › 2024/01/09 › canadian-erCanadian ER doctor says wait times are the 'worst it's ever been'

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   Jan 9, 2024 · Canadian emergency room doctors are growing increasingly concerned over wait times in the thick of the respiratory virus season. “I’ve worked in emergency departments since 1987, and it’s by far the worst it’s ever been. It’s not even close,” said Dr. Michael Howlett, President of the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians.

7. globalnews.ca › news › 10218446‘Waiting 20 hours’: Overwhelmed ERs causing patients to ...

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   Jan 11, 2024 · 2:01 ‘The waiting room was packed’: Canada’s ERs overflow as wait times surge WATCH: With respiratory virus cases rising and hospital staffing shrinking across Canada, emergency rooms are ...

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   How long do emergency room waits last in Canada?

   • With files from Global News’ Katherine Ward and the Canadian Press Emergency room wait times surpass 20 hours in some areas and the Canadian Medical Association cautions that without significant systemic changes, this issue will persist.

   ‘Waiting 20 hours’: Overwhelmed ERs causing patients to suffer, CMA

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   How long are Canadians waiting in ER?

   • Jain says Canadians are waiting in emergency departments with serious illnesses for 10 to up to 32 hours. The CMA also reported an approximate 20-hour wait time in some parts of the country. Two Canadian patients have even died this season waiting in an ER at a hospital on Montreal’s south shore.

   Canada’s health care crunch has become ‘horrific and inhumane,’ doctors

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   Are Canadian emergency room doctors worried about wait times?

   • Canadian emergency room doctors are growing increasingly concerned over wait times in the thick of the respiratory virus season. “I’ve worked in emergency departments since 1987, and it’s by far the worst it’s ever been. It’s not even close,” said Dr. Michael Howlett, President of the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians.

   Canadian ER doctor says wait times are the 'worst it's ever been'

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   Are Canada's ER wait times getting longer?

   • As Canada’s emergency rooms grapple with persistent staffing and bed shortages, hospital admission wait times are getting longer. This past December in Ontario, patients waited in ERs for an average of nearly 22 hours before getting admitted to the hospital—almost three times longer than the provincial target time of eight hours.

   Why patients are waiting so long in emergency rooms across Canada

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   Are emergency room wait times in Ontario putting patients at risk?

   • Emergency room doctors say wait times in Ontario have never been longer. Richard Southern with how that could be putting patients at risk. Canadian emergency room doctors are growing increasingly concerned over wait times in the thick of the respiratory virus season.

   Canadian ER doctor says wait times are the 'worst it's ever been'

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   How long does a patient stay in a Canadian emergency department?

   • Half of patients with non-urgent issues are in and out of Canadian emergency departments in less than 2.6 hours, with 90% wrapping up their visit in less than 7.6 hours. Patients who are more seriously ill are seen sooner but stay longer – 50% are done their visit in less than 4.1 hours, while 90% go home in less than 10 hours.

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9. globalnews.ca › news › 10224314Canada’s health care crunch has become ‘horrific and inhumane ...

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   Jan 14, 2024 · 2:01 ‘The waiting room was packed’: Canada’s ERs overflow as wait times surge Jain says Canadians are waiting in emergency departments with serious illnesses for 10 to up to 32 hours.