A health-care staffing crisis and another wave of COVID-19 are pushing emergency departments across Canada to the brink, with wait times hitting new highs and several hospitals recently being forced to temporarily close their ERs.
The ER will treat the most pressing issues first, Chartier said, which means that “some patients who perceive their ailments to be significant may not be in relation to the other issues that we have to deal with, which leads to longer than expected wait times.” Some patients also have access to urgent care centres, which are intended to provide same-day care in urgent, but non-life threatening, situations.Canada ranked second last when it came to timely doctors appointments among an 11-country survey including parts of Europe, the U.S. and Australia. About 41 per cent of Canadians said they could book a same-day or next-day appointment with a doctor or nurse, according to a 2020 Commonwealth Fund survey.
It’s the same emergency physician a patient would otherwise see at the hospital, except it’s over video call or by telephone. The virtual call works much the same as a regular ER visit: the doctor can send prescriptions to the patient’s pharmacy, make an appointment with a specialist and, if needed, direct them to an in-person ER.
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It used to be, don't go unless it's serious. Then it was don't go unless you're dying. Now it's, if you're dying, we might get to you if you come. Thanks to everyone stupid enough to vote Conservative.
Make sure your REALLY SICK ! Vomiting And, or some blood leaking out form somewhere ! Before you Go !
Maybe they should consider firing a bunch of staff because they won’t consent to being Harvey Weinsteined “stick this in you or you don’t work here” that should help!