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Quebec’s health minister says the “one call, one service” 811 hotline is now accessible across the province so parents of sick children can seek medical advice and hopefully avoid overcrowded emergency rooms. “I think parents will…

Front BurnerToday on Front Burner, as respiratory illnesses surge across the country, we hear stories from people who struggled to get care from an overloaded health-care system.CBC News· Posted: Dec 13, 2022 8:50 AM ET | Last Updated: 1…

As a nurse practitioner in Montreal, Nadine Belony says she has more independence when it comes to treating her patients, be it interpreting diagnostic tests, prescribing medications or referring them to a specialist."We really have the…

Anna Belmonte’s eight-week-old son was born premature, but like many Quebecers, Francesco doesn’t have a family doctor or a pediatrician. So when her son fell sick a few weeks ago, Belmonte immediately brought him to the Montreal…

Michael Tryon is on the hunt for a family doctor.The Edmonton man learned in June that his family doctor is retiring at the end of November, and Tryon has been searching for a new one for himself, his wife and his son ever since."We have…

Many factors are contributing to the wait times in Ontario's emergency rooms, including staffing shortages, but some experts say ERs are seeing higher volumes partly because patients can't see their family doctor in person for normal…

Respiratory illnesses are running rampant among children, resulting in hospital visits and admissions at far higher rates than normal for this time of year, according to fresh data from hospitals across Ontario. Similar surges are being…

The Quebec government is rolling out a series of short-term measures to curb overcrowding in hospital emergency rooms in Montreal, the province’s health minister announced Tuesday. Health Minister Christian Dubé said the newly created…

With some children’s hospitals in Canada experiencing significant surges in patients, emergency wait times have started to soar. Wait times in the emergency department at CHEO in Ottawa were over 10 hours Thursday morning, and on…

The Quebec government is creating crisis management team to manage extreme overcrowding in hospital emergency rooms in Montreal. Health Minister Christian Dubé made the announcement Wednesday at the provincial legislature, saying the…