ERs

Family doctors in rural northeastern Ontario say emergency rooms are at higher risk than ever of closure this fall. The warning comes as many health-care facilities in the region grapple with a deepening doctor shortage. Most big cities…

Small-town hospitals in smaller Ontario communities continue to close some emergency room departments and collapse available hours because of staffing shortages.Last Sunday, both Wingham and District Hospital and Clinton Public Hospital in…

White Coat Black Art26:30Emergency rooms in crisisStaying in the ER for hours or even days waiting for a hospital bed should be seen by Canadians as unacceptable, says an emergency physician.But Dr. Catherine Varner, who is also deputy…

This is an excerpt from Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers Saturday mornings. If you haven't subscribed yet, you can do that by clicking clicking here.Emergency rooms across Canada…

As Canada grapples with the intensifying threat of wildfires, an already overburdened emergency room system may also be faced with an influx of patients seeking medical care for smoke-related health conditions, according to health…

Nearly 13 per cent of all patients left Winnipeg emergency rooms and urgent care centres without receiving care in 2022, according to new data provided by Shared Health, marking a five-year high.About 12.5 per cent of patients left without …

Two emergency rooms in B.C. will be closed overnight for the foreseeable future until the province can recruit enough staff to return to 24-hour operations. On Friday, Health Minister Adrian Dix said Port Hardy Hospital's emergency room…

It's a new year, but Quebec's emergency rooms are still dealing with the same problems.Overcrowding, staffing shortages and sicker patients have been crippling emergency rooms across the province for months.Following a period of holiday…

As many Montrealers cherish one more day of relaxation before heading back to work, already-tired health-care professionals are fearing tough times ahead in the province’s emergency rooms. “I think after New Year’s, it’s going to be…

As Canadians reflect on the last year and make resolutions for 2023, physicians on the front lines of Canada’s ailing health system are also taking stock — and they say immediate and long-term action is needed to address systemic…