But in the emergency department where Belchetz works, he found something curious. “Emergency volumes have plummeted all over the country,” said Dr. Daniel Kalla, the head of the emergency department at St. Paul’s Hospital, in downtown Vancouver. It’s too soon to get precise numbers on exactly how far emergency admissions have fallen in this country. But half a dozen emergency doctors in four provinces who spoke to the National Post for this story say the drop offs in their departments have been significant. “There are less heart attacks coming to the emergency department now,” said Dr. Ari Greenwald, who practises emergency medicine in Toronto and Hamilton.

Source: National Post April 01, 2020 23:15 UTC