The average wait time to see a doctor in Ottawa's emergency departments increased in May, with three Ottawa hospitals ranking in the top 10 in Ontario for the longest wait times.
New statistics from Health Quality Ontario shows patients waited an average of 2.1 hours to see a doctor in an Ontario emergency room in May, up from 1.9 hours in April.
The Ottawa Hospital General Campus saw an average wait of 3.6 hours for a first assessment by a doctor in May, up from 3.4 hours in April. At the Civic Campus, the average wait for a first assessment by a doctor was 2.8 hours in May, up from 2.5 hours in June. The statistics come as hospitals across Ottawa and eastern Ontario report longer than usual wait times in the emergency department due to patient volumes.
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