Hospitals across Canada are struggling and the healthcare system faces a variety of challenges, resulting in longer wait times in the emergency room, medical experts say. I am.
Dr. Brian Goldman, a doctor in the emergency room in Toronto and host of CBC Radio's lab coat, black robe, These challenges are various problems — some chronic, such as an inadequate number of beds.
"Whenever there are too many patients admitted to the ward, waiting for patients on stretchers in the emergency department to be admitted to these beds . Wait, "he said. "Sometimes it's a couple of hours hours, and it can now be extended to a few days."
But now Goldman is a hospital and a doctor. Faced with a shortage of nurses, he says he is accepting patients with more serious illnesses in and dealing with the untreated portion of surgery with the COVID-19 pandemic.
What's happening in ER across Canada right now? How does waiting time affect you? Cross-country check Host IanHanomansing calls CBCRadioOne and CBCNewsNetwork. Goldman is also at hand to answer your question.
Paul-Émile Cloutier, CEO of HealthCareCAN, a leading medical institution and hospital organization, said in an interview with CBC News earlier this month thatburnout and staff shortages are exacerbated. 22}.
"This system is bleeding people at all levels, not just in the [intensive care unit] and in emergencies, but all over the place," he said. "It's like sleepwalking to a catastrophe."
March, Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said the pandemic-caused medical illness. The federal government has announced$ 2 billionto assist states and territories to eliminate processing.
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