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1. • • Several Ontario hospitals are warning of patient surges and longer wait times, particularly in their emergency departments, and the Canadian Medical Association says a lack of access to primary care is a major factor in ERs overflowing across the country.
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2. www.cbc.ca › news › healthOver-capacity ERs are dangerous choke points. But hospital ...

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   Jan 13, 2024 · And in Ontario, one advocacy group said the province broke an all-time high for emergency room closures, totalling more than 860 throughout 2023.

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     Chesley hospital in South Grey Bruce, Ont., in a file photo...

   • Ontario hospitals warn of patient surges, long wait times

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3. www.cbc.ca › news › canadaRural Ontario residents offer solutions amid emergency room ...

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   5 days ago · Chesley hospital in South Grey Bruce, Ont., in a file photo from June, 2024. The emergency rooms in Chesley and Durham hospitals have been running from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and closed on weekends ...

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5. www.cbc.ca › news › canadaOntario hospitals warn of patient surges, long wait times

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   Jan 11, 2024 · Several Ontario hospitals are warning of patient surges and longer wait times in their emergency departments, and the Canadian Medical Association says a lack of access to primary care is a...

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

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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 ...

8. london.ctvnews.ca › 1-199-emergency-room-closures1,199 emergency room closures in Ontario this year: Report

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   Dec 5, 2023 · The Ontario Health Coalition report points to 868 times that an Ontario emergency room was closed due to a shortage of staff, so far this year. On 316 occasions, an urgent care centre...

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   Why are Ontario hospital emergency rooms closed?

   • More than 1,000 times this year, an Ontario hospital emergency department or urgent care centre closed its doors because there weren’t enough nurses to fill shifts. “Our hospital emergency rooms are the safety net of our healthcare system, and 1,199 times in Ontario in the last year, they were closed.

   Ontario suffered 1,199 ER closures in 2023, report says | CTV News

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   Are Canada's emergency rooms overflowing?

   • “Many emergency rooms across the country are overflowing and patients across Canada are waiting far too long to receive necessary care,” the association wrote.

   Ontario hospitals warn of patient surges, long wait times in ERs

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   How many emergency department closures are there in Ontario?

   • There were more than 200 unplanned temporary emergency department closures in 23 Ontario hospitals between July 2022 and June 2023 due to doctor and nurse shortages, Ontario’s auditor general found in a report late last year.

   Ontario hospitals warn of patient surges, long wait times in ERs

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   Should Ontario hospitals be worried about a higher number of patients?

   • Several Ontario hospitals are warning of higher-than-usual numbers of patients and longer wait times, particularly in their emergency departments.

   Ontario hospitals warn of patient surges, long wait times in ERs

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   What percentage of Ottawa's emergency rooms are full?

   • In Ottawa, the Queensway Carleton Hospital recently said it was operating at 115 per cent occupancy. By midweek, most Montreal emergency rooms were above full capacity, with some operating at roughly 200 per cent.

   Over-capacity ERs are dangerous choke points. But hospital challenges

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10. www.ctvnews.ca › health › toronto-patient-waitingDoctors say thousands dying while waiting for hospital beds ...

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    Sep 4, 2023 · Some doctors estimate 8,000 to 15,000 Canadians are dying because of emergency room overcrowding, a trend prompting hospital staff to get creative, treating patients everywhere from chairs to...