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Health

More than 1 year later, 2 North Island ERs still closed overnight

Over a year and a half after two Vancouver Island emergency rooms halted overnight service, they remain closed at night…

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Health

Canadian ERs keep closing this summer — but there’s no easy fix

This story is part of CBC Health’s Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers…

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Nova Scotia

Bridgewater police to bill province for long hours spent in ERs on mental health calls

A municipal police force in Nova Scotia is asking the provincial government to pay up for officers who spend hours in…

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Health

Incentives attract visiting doctors to northern Ontario ERs but they’re not sticking around

The Temporary Locum Program has helped keep emergency rooms operating in northern Ontario including through the COVID-19 pandemic, but some say it…

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Canada

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

This story is part of CBC Health’s Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers…

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Health

Virtual ERs are controversial, but in rural Newfoundland, one has saved a life

The 12-bed hospital in New-Wes-Valley, N.L. — population 2,000 — found itself at the centre of a heated debateabout staff shortages in…

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Health

Why are Quebec’s ERs so bad this year? A bunch of reasons, Quebec health minister says

The number of sick and injured people in Quebec’s emergency rooms is the highest it has been in five years…

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Health

Quebec ERs ‘out of control’ as patient influx overwhelms hospitals, doctors say

Quebec’s emergency room doctors are calling on the province’s Health Ministry to step up and take action as ERs grow…

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Health

Seniors spend thousands on dental work, suffer in pain or wind up in ERs. Will Canada’s plan help?

Debilitating toothaches. Tens of thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket dental bills. Trips to the emergency room — and even stays…

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Health

Montreal doctors urge parents to keep kids away from crowded ERs if they can

If your child is sick — but doesn’t require immediate care — avoid going to the emergency room this holiday…

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