Global News published this video item, entitled “Concerns for pediatric care as Canadian ERs face high volumes and long waitlists” – below is their description.
As visits to Canadian emergency rooms rise again, patients are facing longer waits — with children at the end of the list.
“Emergency rooms across the country are really coming together for the perfect storm, from outside illnesses to how the individual healthcare worker themselves are burnt out,” said Dr. Ann Collins.
Global’s Jamie Mauracher explains what’s behind the spike and how pediatricians are worried this will push hospitals further to the brink.
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Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching 8,891 kilometres (5,525 mi), is the world’s longest bi-national land border. Canada’s capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver.
Various Indigenous peoples inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years before European colonization. The Canada Act 1982, which severed the vestiges of legal dependence on the British Parliament. Canada is a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy in the Westminster tradition, with a monarch and a prime minister who serves as the chair of the Cabinet and head of government.
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