Dr. Katherine Smart, president of the Canadian Medical Associations joins us to talk about Emergency Rooms wait times
Despite spending much of the pandemic trying to ensure that hospitals were not overwhelmed, incredibly long waits at emergency departments at hospitals across the country are becoming the norm. In Ontario, the average wait time for an ER visit is 20 hours, and anecdotal stories of patients waiting hours and even days for treatment are happening.
There are several reasons for this, from pandemic burnout-caused staff shortages and other issues in the health care system, like a lack of family doctors across the country. Experts are sounding the alarm, as things must change to improve the situation.Raju Mudhar is a co-host and producer on the Star’s podcast team. He is based in Toronto. Follow him on Twitter:
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