A recent Ontario Health report outlined the immense pressure on the province's emergency rooms. Hospital emergency departments are jammed up in much of the country even before the traditional flu season begins, raising concerns about the winter months ahead. "Certainly the lack of personnel — all types of personnel, but mostly nursing personnel — is hurting us across the health-care network." Wait times up, rural ERs scaled backAn Ontario Health report leaked by the Liberal opposition last week illustrates the extent of the problem in that province. Put simply, the number of patients coming into the hospital is greater than the number going out, she said.

Source: CBC News October 17, 2022 16:28 UTC